"We can confirm that, following consultation with key stakeholders, ceremonial gunfire from all saluting stations continues to be temporarily suspended due to national COVID-19 restrictions," a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said. Born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark on June 10, 1921, his parents were Princess Alice of Battenberg, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Andrew of Greece. He is well known for his love of sailing along with his long standing naval career. He trained at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1939 and then served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets during the Second World War.
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