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Victoria Carter: How Prince Philip taught me compassion 13 May, 2021 11:41 PM 5 minutes to read Victoria Carter receives her Gold Award from the Duke of Edinburgh, circa 1981. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald OPINION: The Duke of Edinburgh taught me compassion. When he died I thought about his wonderful contribution with the Duke of Edinburgh Award. A programme designed to give young people experiences outside the classroom to become committed, responsible and fulfilled citizens of the world. My community service was teaching Sunday school to under 6 s for a few years. When I reached Gold level and needed to do a week-long tramp I found that in its place I could do a longer stint of community service. I chose the nearby Ravensthorpe psychiatric hospital and I approached the superintendent to help out as a nurse aide. ....