As Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip made the annual summer trip to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, it was already apparent things would look different this year because of COVID-19.
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Prince Philip, who retired three years ago, attended a rare royal engagement Tuesday.
The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, was all smiles as he handed over his position as Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles Regiment to his daughter-in-law, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
The pair were in separate parts of the U.K., with Camilla, who was appointed Royal Colonel of 4th Battalion The Rifles in 2007, being at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, while Philip appeared in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle.
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Prince Philip stepped out of retirement for a rare public appearance to pass over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles to Duchess Camilla.The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, attended the ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, July 22, while the Duchess of Cornwall, 73, participated in a separate ceremony at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, England. Assistant Colonel Commandant Major General Tom Copinger-Symes thanked Philip for his 67 years of support in the Rifles.
Prince Philip made a rare appearance after his retirement as he handed over his historic Colonel-in-Chief title to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.The Duke of Edinburgh, who is 99, joked and laughed with an army bugler as he made the appearance on Wednesday, just days after attending Princess Beatrice’s wedding last Friday.The Duke has handed over his role to Camilla after being associated with The Rifles for nearly 70 years and appeared at Windsor Castle, while Camilla was at Highgrove House
Prince Philip has made a rare public appearance as he attended a military ceremony at Windsor Castle to transfer a long-held ceremonial role to his daughter-in-law Camilla. The 99-year-old Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has been Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles since 2007 and has served in the same role for earlier regiments that have made up the infantry unit since the 1950s.
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Prince Philip broke his retirement today for a rare public engagement.The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, beamed as he waved leaving Windsor Castle, wearing a green and red tie and a navy suit.The Queen's husband retired in 2017 after decades of loyal service supporting the Monarch, as well as attending 22,000 events for his own charities and organisations.Today's ceremony, which will see him hand over his position as