The Duke of Edinburgh has taken part in a rare official public engagement, as he transfers his role as Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles to the Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince Philip, who retired in 2017, was nearly 100 miles apart from his daughter-in-law Camilla, as they both carry out ceremonies to mark the occasion.
Amid extreme social distancing, the Duke, 99, was at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, while the duchess will be at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.
During the Windsor ceremony, the Duke was thanked for his 67 years of support for The Rifles, and their forming and antecedent regiments, by Assistant Colonel Commandant, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes.
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