Commemorative services across Devon for HRH Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh died last Friday (9 April)
In honour of the late Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Philip, there will be three commemorative services across Devon on Thursday (15 April).
Due to coronavirus restrictions, these services will not be open to members of the public, but all are invited to watch and participate online.
TORBAY:
There will be a Torbay Unitary Authority service at St Paul's Church, Preston at 10am where the Bishop of Crediton, The Right Reverend Jackie Searle will be preaching.
The service will be livestreamed on the Torbay Council Facebook page.
PLYMOUTH:
There will be a Plymouth Unitary Authority service at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth at 3pm.
The Bishop of Plymouth, The Right Revered Nick McKinnel will be preaching.
The service will be available to watch at 3pm on Thursday on the Plymouth County Council Facebook page and YouTube channel.
EXETER:
At Exeter Cathedral there will be a Devon County service at 4.30pm.
The Bishop of Exeter, The Right Reverend Robert Atwell will be preaching.
The service will be live streamed on the Exeter Cathedral Facebook page at 4:30pm on Thursday.
You can now view the Order of Service from Exeter Cathedral on the Diocese of Exeter homepage.
Other churches in Devon may also be holding a service in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The services will be remembering the life and achievements of the Duke who had significant connections to Devon.
In his youth, Prince Philip trained at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth.
The college was also where HRH and the Queen had their first publicised meeting in 1939.
Prince Philip later became Captain General of the Royal Marines, whose training base is at Lympstone in Devon.
Throughout his life the Duke proudly returned to the South West for military parades as well as with the Queen and the Royal family.