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[5] [6] The bottom-left quarter had five vertical black and white stripes, representing the House of Mountbatten, Philip's maternal family, and the bottom-right quarter bore a heraldic representation of Edinburgh Castle, taken from the city's coat of arms, [1] to symbolise his title as Duke of Edinburgh.
The second quarter, representing Greece, consists of a white cross on a blue field. The third quarter, representing the duke's surname, Mountbatten, contains five black and white vertical stripes. The fourth quarter, which alludes to his title as Duke of Edinburgh, includes a black and red castle, which is also part of the city of Edinburgh's arms.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal ...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has issued guidance on the flying of official flags. Flags to fly at half mast until morning after Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral Skip to main ...
Since Diana's death, the Union Flag flies from the Palace when the monarch is not in residence, [5] and has flown at half mast upon the deaths of members of the Royal Family such as Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother in 2002, the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, and the Queen herself in 2022, and other times of national mourning such as following ...
Flag of Edinburgh Napier University: A flag diagonally divided by white and red - white in the top and fly, red in the hoist and bottom. Flag of the University of Edinburgh: A blue saltire on a white field, with a thistle in the upper quarter, a castle in the lower quarter, and an open book in the centre of the saltire.
The King has appointed the Duke of Edinburgh to the Order of the Thistle as four new images of him are released to mark his 60th birthday. Appointments to the order – the highest honour in ...
Elizabeth and Philip shared four children together: Charles, 74, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Edward. Following the former Duke of Edinburgh’s death, it was widely predicted that Edward ...