The Greek Royal Family and the Island of Corfu Bids Adieu to Their Prince

The memorial service for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Corfu.
Photograph (c) Leonidas Corfu.

 

On Saturday, 17 April, the funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor. At the same time, a memorial service was held for Prince Philip at Saint Spyridon Church on Corfu, the Greek island where Philip was born in 1921. His Grace Nektarios, Bishop of Corfu and Paxoi, officiated over the ceremony and called to mind Prince Philip's birth and baptism on Corfu as well as the Duke of Edinburgh's ties to the the monks of Mount Athos. A wreath from King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, bearing their royal monograms, was placed in front of a portrait of the late Prince Philip.

 

The wreath sent by King Konstantine II and Queen Anna-Maria of Greece.
Photograph (c) Leonidas Corfu.