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unusual facts about The Duke of Edinburgh



1951 in Canadian football

On October 27, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (now Elizabeth II) attended the western semi-final in Edmonton.

1970 VFL season

Before the start of the third quarter, the Richmond and Fitzroy players lined up in front of the Members' Stand and were introduced to The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Princess Anne, who then watched the last half of the match.

1996 Manchester bombing

A Thanksgiving service for the "Miracle of Manchester" was held at Manchester Cathedral on 24 July 2002, to coincide with the arrival of the Commonwealth Games baton, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.

Greenhead College

There are a huge variety of courses for students to choose form including The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, sports, music and drama, information technology, voluntary services and The World Challenge; additionally students are free to start new courses on the proviso they can gain enough support for them.

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

The list of presidents has included, Professor George Alfred Barnard, Professor Charles Coulson, Sir Hermann Bondi, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards, Sir Harry Pitt, Professor Lord Julian Hunt, Professor David Crighton, Professor John McWhirter, Professor Tim Pedley, Professor Peter Grindrod, and Professor David Abrahams.

Kapuskasing

In 1951, the inn hosted Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their first visit to Canada.

Royal Journey

Royal Journey is a National Film Board of Canada documentary film chronicling a five-week Royal visit by the then-Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951.

Theo Fabergé

In 2003, Theo was commissioned by the Royal Air Force to produce their commemorative piece for the centenary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, the first being presented to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.


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Chloë Hanslip

Chloë was invited to perform again for the Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in May 2002.

Clarendon Tower

The quality of the hotel was recognised in 1869 when the Duke of Edinburgh stayed there and bestowed on Oram the title of 'Hotel Keeper by Appointment to His Royal Highness Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh'.

Rafal Zielinski

During high-school he attended Stowe School in England where he received the Duke of Edinburgh Award enabling him to make his first documentary film about the temples in Southern India.

Reliant Scimitar

Princess Anne was given a manual overdrive SE5 as a joint 20th birthday present and Christmas present in November 1970 by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Wendy Luhabe

Luhabe was appointed Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services as a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation.