Tag: Prince Philip

God Bless The Queen: Timeline of Elizabeth’s 70 Years on British Throne

Abibat Babalola

Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year on the throne, with a huge dollop of pomp and pageantry. The celebration began with a military parade in London, Trooping the Colour, with 1,400 troops in bearskin caps marching to honor the queen’s formal birthday. Following an 82-gun salute, the queen will be joined by members of the British royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a military flyover. Many expect this will be the last big bash for the 96-year-old queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.…

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How COVID-19 altered Royal Funeral for Queen Elizabeth’s hubby, Prince Philip

Wonuola Olujobi

  The plans for royal funerals for the Duke of Edinburgh, also known as Prince Philip, have been in place for many years, but ceremonial elements have had to be altered due to the pandemic. Current Covid rules limit the number of people who can attend funerals to 30, and original plans for public processions for the duke may not go ahead, a report by CNN read. The duke had recently spent a month in two London hospitals, undergoing heart surgery and treatment for an infection, before returning in mid-March to…

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