Prince William and Duchess Kate
With this visit they remember Prince Philip
Prince William and Duchess Kate during their visit to London
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William and Kate attended an official appointment on the Queen’s birthday – and thus honored the late Prince Philip.
Prince William (38) and wife Duchess Kate (39) paid a squadron of Air Cadets to London this Wednesday (April 21). The Royal Air Force program supports young people in developing a wide range of skills, it says in an Instagram post on the couple’s official account. This included the topics of aviation, cyber and radio communication but also survival training, music, first aid and flight training. William and Kate, both still dressed in black after Prince Philips (1921-2021) death, chatted animatedly and with smiles on their faces with the young students.
Prince Philip (1921-2021), the late husband of the Queen (95), was the Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Cadets, Honorary Fellow and Patron for 63 years before handing over the patronage to Duchess Kate, who subsequently became Honorary Air Commandant, in 2015 (Honorary Air Commander) was. At the end of the royal visit, Prince Philip was honored with an honor salute on Wednesday.
A day in memory of Prince Philip
The Queen’s husband had a weakness for the military and was a bearer of various military ranks: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy, Field Marshal (field marshal, supreme general) of the British Army ( Land Forces) and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. He was particularly proud of the latter title, as he had acquired the pilot’s license himself.
Queen Elizabeth II turned 95 on Wednesday (April 21). On Instagram she thanked for the congratulations from all over the world and wrote that the news after the death of Prince Philip had been “consolation” for her. The member of the British royal family died on April 9 at the age of 99. His funeral, which remained small due to the corona pandemic, took place on April 17th.