Prince Philip defined by patriotism was shaken when his beloved grandson Harry rejected everything he held dear
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Updated: Apr 16 2021, 15:00 ET
HE chose England.
So it is an irony befitting Shakespeare that the funeral of the Greek-born prince, who became the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s strength and stay, should decide the fate of his grandson; the young man who so publicly abjured the country beloved to his heart, along with its mores and its heritage.
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During the last year of the Duke’s life, he would refer to the Sussexes’ departure with bewildermentCredit: Rex
For it will be beside the coffin of Prince Philip that the Duke of Sussex, who returns to these islands as a foreigner, will take or reject the hand of reconciliation.
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The only known picture of Prince Andrew, Princess Alice and all five children. Prince Philip is second from the left
Although he was married for more than 70 years to the most enduringly famous woman in the world, Prince Philip’s own origins remained strangely shrouded in obscurity. “I don’t think anybody thinks I had a father,” he remarked ruefully in the 1970s.