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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Paige Freshwater

Tribe who saw Prince Philip as god honour King Charles as 'son of their power'

A remote tribe who worshipped Prince Philip as a god-like figure will likely revere King Charles as 'the son of their god ' following the death of his royal parents. The tribespeople of Vanuatu, a nation made up of about 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, adored the late Duke of Edinburgh as a god-like spiritual figure for decades.

According to ancient tales, the son of the mountain spirit travelled overseas to a distant land before marrying a powerful woman and returning home. The Kastom people around the villages of Yaohnanen and Yakel, on Tanna, Vanuatu, believe Prince Philip is the son referred to in this legend - with this theory strengthening after he visited the remote island in 1974.

King Charles with Chief Sine Mao Tirsupe, President of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs (PA)
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