THE Duke of Edinburgh won’t attend commemorations marking the Battle of Jutland in Orkney following medical recommendation.
A press release from a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman stated: “Following physician’s recommendation, the Duke of Edinburgh has reluctantly determined to not attend the commemorations marking the Battle of Jutland tomorrow in Kirkwall and Hoy.
“The Princess Royal, who was already attending the occasions, will symbolize the Royal Household.”
Prince Philip, ninety four, is known to haven’t any plans to cancel another forthcoming engagements, and has not attended hospital.
Descendants of those that fought at Jutland have been invited to hitch the commemorations, which embrace a service at St Magnus Cathedral on Kirkwall on Tuesday.
Occasions will proceed with a service at Lyness Cemetery on the island of Hoy – the ultimate resting place for greater than 450 service personnel who died within the struggle, together with sailors killed at Jutland.
The cemetery stands near Scapa Move, from the place the British Grand Fleet set out for the Jutland Financial institution to repel German forces trying to interrupt a British blockade.
Virtually 250 ships took half, making a scale of battle that has not been seen since.
Each nations claimed victory – Germany due to the 6,094 British losses in comparison with the two,551 males it sacrificed, however Britain had critically weakened the enemy’s naval functionality.
There will even be a remembrance service at sea the place British and German naval representatives will scatter poppies and overlook-me-nots – the German flower of remembrance – into the North Sea at Jutland Financial institution.
The Princess Royal shall be accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence as vice-chairman of the Commonwealth Warfare Graves Fee.
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