LONDON, KOMPAS.com – Pupils from past schools Duke of Edinburgh paying homage to him by drifting a wreath in the sea.
Gordonstoun School pay homage to Prince Philip during the event at Hopeman Harbor in Moray BBC on Sunday (18/4/2021).
Disciples gather on the school cruise ship, Ocean Spirit, which is docked at the port of Moray.
A typical English flute player performed the song Flowers of the Forest at the harbor pier as wreaths began to float in the middle of the sea.
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Meanwhile, Prince Philip’s funeral took place on Saturday (17/4/2021), at the Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle.
Prince Philip studied seagoing at Moray Firth, while attending the exclusive boarding school, Gordonstoun, in the 1930s.
Head Gordonstoun school Lisa Kerr said the school had spent the last week pondering “how proud we are in shaping what is important to the duke”.
He added, “We cannot have a large scale meeting at this time, but to be able to pay smaller tribute to him on a suitable scale is good.
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“For us to come together to pay this tribute feels like the right thing to do, in this situation. (This form of honor) represents his love for Moray Firth, Hopeman Harbor and Gordonstoun,” Lisa Kerr said.
Kerr said the school in its history had tried to provide education for the stability of the character of the young Prince Philip, who was experiencing the difficult ordeal of life in his family, at his age.
“When he came to Gordonstoun in 1934 as the school’s 10th pupil, it was a place where he found security and stability and a place where he could find himself and be the best version of himself,” he said.
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“The place where he developed his love for the sea, his love for sports, his relationship with the outdoors, and in particular built his focus on service to others, which are an important part of the Gordonstoun curriculum even today,” he continued to explain.
Recently, the school has released photos of the duke sailing in a boat when he was around 15 years old.
Kerr said Prince Philip’s bond with Gordonstoun was “for life”, and in the last days of his life, he had written to the school.
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Prince Philip’s three children and two of his grandchildren also attend school at Gordonstoun.
Kerr said, “When he came to Gordonstoun as an old man or a grandfather, there was no pomp and ceremony.”
“There is a wonderful story about how she came to one of Prince Edward’s plays and she sat in a chair with a handwritten sign that just said ‘mom and dad’,” she recalled the natural bond between the school and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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