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April 10, 2021

Prince Philip’s life and his visits to Hong Kong

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A glittering street procession honouring Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (left) in May, 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony. Photo: TNS

Queen Elizabeth with her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Charles, Prince of Wales (left), and Anne, Princess Royal. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, controls a Blackburn military transport plane a few minutes before a fire extinguisher burst and filled the cockpit with choking fumes. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, feeds a colony of penguins during a visit to the Antarctic. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being greeted by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black (right) on his arrival in Hong Kong in March, 1959. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, speaks at a dinner given by the Chinese community. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, meeting Hong Kong footballers at the Memorial Cup final at the South China Stadium during his visit to Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip give cheery waves as they step out of an aircraft on arrival at Kai Tak Airport, May 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (sixth and fifth from right) watch a water pageant in Aberdeen from the Tai Pak Seafood Floating Restaurant, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Students gather behind the fences of Kai Tak Airport to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Great Wall while on a state visit to China in 1986. Photo: London Pictures Service C.O.I.

Prince Philip (left), with Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, 1997. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip (right) holds Queen Elizabeth’s hand as she steps down after reading her speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, 2006. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip stands next to a cartoon of his wife Queen Elizabeth, 2002. Photo: AFP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip before The Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards ceremonial review at Windsor Castle, England, 2003. Photo: AP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip marking their diamond wedding anniversary, 2017. Photo: PA via AP

Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General, Royal Marines, in London, 2017. Photo: AFP

A glittering street procession honouring Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (left) in May, 1975....A glittering street procession honouring Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (left) in May, 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

April 10, 2021

Prince Philip’s life and his visits to Hong Kong

A look back at the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9, 2021 aged 99, and his many...

A glittering street procession honouring Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (left) in May, 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony. Photo: TNS

Queen Elizabeth with her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Charles, Prince of Wales (left), and Anne, Princess Royal. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, controls a Blackburn military transport plane a few minutes before a fire extinguisher burst and filled the cockpit with choking fumes. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, feeds a colony of penguins during a visit to the Antarctic. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being greeted by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black (right) on his arrival in Hong Kong in March, 1959. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, speaks at a dinner given by the Chinese community. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, meeting Hong Kong footballers at the Memorial Cup final at the South China Stadium during his visit to Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip give cheery waves as they step out of an aircraft on arrival at Kai Tak Airport, May 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (sixth and fifth from right) watch a water pageant in Aberdeen from the Tai Pak Seafood Floating Restaurant, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Students gather behind the fences of Kai Tak Airport to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Great Wall while on a state visit to China in 1986. Photo: London Pictures Service C.O.I.

Prince Philip (left), with Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, 1997. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip (right) holds Queen Elizabeth’s hand as she steps down after reading her speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, 2006. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip stands next to a cartoon of his wife Queen Elizabeth, 2002. Photo: AFP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip before The Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards ceremonial review at Windsor Castle, England, 2003. Photo: AP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip marking their diamond wedding anniversary, 2017. Photo: PA via AP

Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General, Royal Marines, in London, 2017. Photo: AFP

A glittering street procession honouring Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (left) in May, 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony. Photo: TNS

Queen Elizabeth with her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Charles, Prince of Wales (left), and Anne, Princess Royal. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, controls a Blackburn military transport plane a few minutes before a fire extinguisher burst and filled the cockpit with choking fumes. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, feeds a colony of penguins during a visit to the Antarctic. Photo: AP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being greeted by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black (right) on his arrival in Hong Kong in March, 1959. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, speaks at a dinner given by the Chinese community. Photo: SCMP

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, meeting Hong Kong footballers at the Memorial Cup final at the South China Stadium during his visit to Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip give cheery waves as they step out of an aircraft on arrival at Kai Tak Airport, May 1975. Photo: Chan Kiu

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (sixth and fifth from right) watch a water pageant in Aberdeen from the Tai Pak Seafood Floating Restaurant, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Students gather behind the fences of Kai Tak Airport to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, May 1975. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Great Wall while on a state visit to China in 1986. Photo: London Pictures Service C.O.I.

Prince Philip (left), with Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, 1997. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip (right) holds Queen Elizabeth’s hand as she steps down after reading her speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, 2006. Photo: AFP

Prince Philip stands next to a cartoon of his wife Queen Elizabeth, 2002. Photo: AFP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip before The Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards ceremonial review at Windsor Castle, England, 2003. Photo: AP

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip marking their diamond wedding anniversary, 2017. Photo: PA via AP

Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General, Royal Marines, in London, 2017. Photo: AFP

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