Philip was also stationed in the region when he served in the royal navy and during the Second World War he was stationed in sri lanka. He visited india on a number of occasions with her majesty the queen. One of the most notable trips being in 1961 when they came here and they were guest of india and the annual republic day parade. During that trip, they also visited the taj mahal and played polo. Prince philip didntjust have those official connections, he also had some strong personal connections in india. He was very close to the royal family and the story goes that every year on his birthday, the royalfamily would send him a box of alphonso mangoes, so much did he enjoy eating them. Talking to other people here, many indians remember the impact the Duke Of Edinburgh scheme had in their schools years ago. It was a big thing here as well and i was talking to one woman who remembers getting her duke of Edinburgh Award from Prince Philip himself, he was visiting the school at the time
declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. thousands of people in new zealand are left without power as parts of the country endure the start of a severe storm with warnings of more destruction to come. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s iain anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very
the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgment by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson secure a loan. and at the brit awards in london, as predicted harry styles is one of the night s big winners with four awards including the much coveted album of the year. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the head of un emergency relief operations, martin griffiths, says the international community has failed the people of north west syria, where thousands of people have died in the earthquakes that struck syria and turkey. the number of those confirmed dead following devastating earthquakes six days ago has now risen to above 28,000. on his visit to areas devastated by the earthquakes, martin griffiths tweeted: i m joined now by 0ubadah alwan, a spokesman for the syria civil defence, a volunteer group also known as the white helmet
a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada s airspace, making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgement by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson secure a loan. thousands of people in new zealand are left without power as parts of the country endures the start of a severe storm with warnings of more destruction to come. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for bbc 100 women in conversation: priyanka chopra jonas. priyanka chopra jonas wears many hats. she s an actress, a producer and a businesswoman. she came into the spotlight after winning the miss world pageant in the year 2000, went on to to become a successful bollywood star. now, she s perhaps the only person from india to have made a real space for themselves in the entertainment industry in the west. she s one of the bbc s 100 wom