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Elly Blake

Prince Philip memorial: Queen joins royals as Duke of Edinburgh remembered at London service

The Queen joined members of the royal family as she remembered her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh, in a poignant service at Westminster Abbey.

The monarch, 95, dressed in dark green in a touching subtle tribute to Prince Philip, whose livery colour was Edinburgh Green.

On entering and leaving the service, she was accompanied by her son Prince Andrew in what is his first public appearance since settling a civil sexual assault case.

During the service, Prince Philip, who died last April aged 99, was remembered as a “man of rare ability and distinction”.

It was attended by senior members of the royal family including the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall the Cambridges and Princess Anne.

Harry and Meghan did not attend the service.

Around 30 foreign royals attended, including Prince Albert of Monaco, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.

Representatives of his charities, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will be in the 1,800-strong congregation.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who publicly apologised to the Queen and the country over gatherings in Downing Street on the eve of the duke’s funeral, was also present.

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