Members of the royal household have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on the primary anniversary of his dying.
Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 on the age of 99, simply two months earlier than his 100th birthday.
A memorial service in his honour was held on 29 March at Westminster Abbey and was attended by the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and different senior family members.
On Saturday morning, the royals’ official Twitter account posted an emotional tribute video that includes images of Philip all through his life.
A studying of the poem “The Patriarchs – An Elegy” by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was recorded alongside the video, which started with a collection of images of the Queen and Philip, who had been married for 73 years on the time of his dying.
A part of the poem reads: “On such an event to presume to eulogise one man is to pipe up for a complete technology – that crew whose survival was at all times the stuff of minor miracles, who got here ashore in orange-crate coracles, fought ingenious wars, finagled triumphs at sea with flaming decoy boats and side-stepped tornadoes.”
Prince Charles and Camilla additionally posted a tribute to the Duke on their joint Twitter account, together with a black and white {photograph} of Philip pushing a younger Charles and Princess Anne on a swing because the Queen seems to be on, smiling.
A newer {photograph} exhibits Her Majesty and Philip sat subsequent to Charles and Camilla throughout an occasion, with all 4 of them smiling at each other.
The photographs had been accompanied by the caption: “Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh at this time, one yr since his passing.”
Greater than 500 representatives of his patronages and charities, in addition to representatives from overseas royal households, the UK authorities, the Armed Forces and the Devolved Administrations, and extra attended the memorial Service of Thanksgiving for the Duke final month.
It was a markedly completely different event than his funeral service, which was restricted to a small variety of shut family and friends as a result of coronavirus restrictions.
The Queen sat by herself throughout the royal ceremonial funeral, which occurred on 17 April 2021, and different attendees additionally practices social distancing and wore face masks.
Her Majesty is anticipated to mark the primary anniversary of Philip’s dying privately at Windsor Fort.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
