The duke and the Queen were married for more than 70 years and Philip dedicated decades of his life to royal duty, serving the nation at the monarch’s side.
Many of those visits were to Lancashire, and here we look back fondly at some of the times we hosted the royal couple.
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Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II at a royal visit to Rossall School in 1994
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Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, at the opening of the new library at Preston Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire, in 1979
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Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, at the opening of the new library at Preston Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire, in 1979
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Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, at the opening of the new library at Preston Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire, in 1979