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Evening Standard
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Amy Francombe

Why did all the senior royals wear green at Prince Philip’s memorial?

There was a clear style memo in force at Prince Philip’s memorial service at Westminster Abbey today.

Eschewing the traditional black dress code, senior royals paid a touching tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh – who passed away on 9th April 2021 at Windsor Castle aged 99 – by wearing the same shade of dark green.

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