D of E awards
A few of the late Duke of Edinburgh’s lesser-known titles and honours:
— Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu (Papua New Guinea); Grand Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit of the San Francisco Port Authority; Grand Cross in Brilliants of the Order of the Sun of Peru;
Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (Iceland); Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun (Afghanistan); Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan); Grand Cross with Chain in the Order of the Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia).
Paying their respects
The Duke of Edinburgh will have only 30 mourners at his funeral, thanks to Covid restrictions. How many people have attended or watched royal funerals?
— 305,806 people walked past the body of George VI as it lay in state in 1952.
— 31.1 million Britons watched Princess Diana’s funeral on television in 1997, with the worldwide figure put at 2.5
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