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Sailors pay tribute to Prince Philip

As the sailing world paid tribute to HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, previously unseen images of His Royal Highness sailing as a schoolboy came to light.

They were released by his former school Gordonstoun and were taken by the great-uncle of a former student.

They show the Duke in happy times in 1937, sailing one of Gordonstoun’s boats, Diligent, helming and washing-up (above centre and right). Diligent was

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