The official message of the Princess Eugenia in memory of his grandfather, Prince Philip, who passed away on 9 April 2021, one step away from the milestone of 100 years that he would have completed on 10 June.
The words of her niece Eugenia shared on Instagram together with two tender photographs, they remember him fondly:
Dearest grandfather, we all miss you. You would have been moved by all the tributes that arrived in the last few days. People remember sitting next to you at a dinner, or shaking your hand once, they remember you greeted them and how important the DofE Award was to them.
The DofE Awards mentioned by the Princess, it is a prestigious award established in 1956 by Prince Philip, designed for young people and to promote the integration of children in the social life of the country. The Duke was in fact very involved in humanitarian causes.
Eugenia’s message continues:
I remember learning how to cook, how to paint, what to read. I remember laughing at your jokes and asking to know about your incredible life in the service of the Navy. […] I remember your hands, your laugh and your favorite beer. I will remember you in your children, in your grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Thanks for your dedication and love especially for the grandmother, we will take care of her.
Eugenie of York (recently become mother of little August), is the sixth granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip of Edinburgh, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. His message joins the chorus of condolences towards his missing grandfather. It makes the amused and affectionate memory of the Duke of Edinburgh, who all in all appeared to his grandchildren like any grandfather. Certainly his extravagance did not go unnoticed, his own jokes and gaffes they are still in everyone’s memory.
Eugenia will almost certainly also attend the limited funeral ceremony of the Prince Consort, which will be held next Saturday. It won’t be a state funeral and there will be only about thirty close members of the Royal Family, but it will still be an event to come followed around the world indiscriminately, through live television in England and online streaming.
Eugenia of York, the message on Instagram for her grandfather Philip of Edinburgh
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