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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Prince William reflects on moment Queen Elizabeth met Prince Philip when she was 13

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The Prince of Wales has recalled the special moment the late Queen Elizabeth II met her future husband during a visit to the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC).

Prince William, 41, paid a visit to the Royal Navy training college in Dartmouth, Devon, on Thursday 14 December, where he watched 100 cadets graduate ahead of their military service. William was dressed in the Royal Navy’s ceremonial uniform - a double-breasted, navy blue reefer jacket and a peaked cap with gold leaves - as he represented his father, King Charles III, at the graduation ceremony, also known as a “passing out”.

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