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Article: THOSE WERE THE DAYS: Prince Philip meets the people.(Features)
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- Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
- Article date:
- January 10, 2004
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Byline: PAUL FULFORD
SINCE he shot to public prominence when he got hitched to the Queen in 1947, the Duke of Edinburgh has seldom been out of the spotlight...and not always because of something he's said.
He's been a frequent visitor to Birmingham and the West Midlands, sometimes accompanying his wife but often in his own right.
As patron or president of 800 organisations, Prince Philip has a broad range of interest spanning youth, industry, conservation and other areas.
He was the first president of World Wildlife Fund-UK from its ...