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Royal Marine: 'There should be hundreds more here today'

Marine Kieran Machin, 24, says he considers himself lucky to be one of the Royal Marines chosen to take part in Prince Philip's funeral.

He added that it was a very proud moment for him and his family.

17 April 2021

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The ceremony of the dues

Watch: Historic ceremony at Tower of London

Statue of Queen Elizabeth II outside Royal Albert Hall

King unveils statues of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

John Bathgate with a gunshot wound on his shoulder

Scottish veteran shot by pirate on the Amazon

A car travels through the Clyde Tunnel in Glasgow in 1963

From the archive: The opening of the Clyde Tunnel

Game of tiddlywinks

Prince Philip's message to tiddlywinks contestants

Two jet packs fly over New York Harbour

Jet pack demonstration alongside navy flagship

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Former Archbishop of York John Sentamu

Grieving a loved one in public not easy, Queen said

Marines walking

Royal Marines 'yomp' for Falklands War anniversary

Peter Robinson

'I was the Falklands yomper', recalls ex-marine

Queen and other royals

Service of remembrance to honour Prince Philip

Sentamu, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

Sentamu: Prince Philip did not like long services

Snowdonia

Snowdonia's special moments on film over the years

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh with young royals

Young royals recall a favourite Prince Philip prank

Peter Phillips

Prince Philip 'lived a remarkable life'

Honor Morrison

'Surreal' letter from palace after Philip portrait

Beds, Herts & Bucks

The Band of HM Royal Marines

HM Royal Marines play Three Lions at HMS Victory

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Sam Murray

'Cold water keeps me alive'

The Queen visits the Irn-Bru factory

The Queen visits the home of Irn-Bru

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Countess weeps as she remembers Duke of Edinburgh

The Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward wishes Sussex family 'all happiness'

A snowy tree in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd

Watch: Snowy scenes as cold snap hits UK

Several weather warnings have been issued as the first snow of the season hit parts of the UK.

A group of schoolchildren in purple jumpers singing Happy Birthday to King Charles

Children sing Happy Birthday to the King

The monarch smiled as the group of youngsters sang to him with their teachers during a visit for a food poverty project.

A composite image of June Spencer as a young and older woman

Watch: June Spencer recounts her lifetime on The Archers

The radio star, who played Peggy Woolley in The Archers, has died aged 105.

Antonio Banderas looking at a Blue Peter badge next to Olivia Colman who is excitedly putting her badge on. A sign in the background reads Paddington in Peru

Watch: Colman's Blue Peter badge delight baffles co-star

The Oscar-winning actress appeared overwhelmed with joy when presenter Shini Muthukrishnan awarded her the badge.

Prince William playing rugby with school children in Cape Town

Prince William plays rugby with children in Cape Town

The Prince of Wales is on a trip in South Africa promoting his Earthshot environmental prize.

a woman looking at an off-screen interviewer. Her gaze is direct and she is wearing a black top and plum-coloured lipstick

'Little girls were threatened in the most depraved way'

Catherine Kierans from the PPS explains how Alexander McCartney abused young girls online.

King Charles standing at a podium

King: 'It is vital that we understand our history'

King Charles says says "the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate" in a speech to Commonwealth leaders.

A still from the bodycam footage showing the moments before Chris Kaba was shot

Bodycam video shows moments before Chris Kaba shooting

Police release bodycam footage showing moments before Chris Kaba is shot.

Scorpion

'Our flatmate found a scorpion in her Shein parcel'

A university student had a shock when she found a live scorpion in a clothing parcel from fast fashion firm Shein.

Princess of Wales

Kate in Southport for surprise first public visit since chemo

The Princess of Wales arrives in Southport for her first official engagement since finishing cancer treatment.

Learner motorbike rider uses phone while overtaking

Watch: Dangerous driving caught on camera

More people are being prosecuted for dangerous driving thanks to a huge increase in footage submitted to police by the public.

King Charles dancing

'He's got the moves' - King tries Samoan dance

The King and Queen met guests representing the Commonwealth at a St James's Palace reception.

Prince William and David Beckham pose in front of a helicopter

'East End boy' Beckham helps with Prince William fundraiser

Beckham says he was "excited and proud" to help raise money for the London Air Ambulance service.

Prince Harry smiles at WellChild Awards

Prince Harry arrives in London for charity awards

Prince Harry poses for photographs as he visits London for the WellChild Awards ceremony.

Harrison in the water, the sun is shining on the water and there is a boat behind him

Teenager swims Bristol Channel before rugby game

Harrison, 15, swam "non-stop" for several hours, then played rugby the next morning.

Huw Edwards outside court

Watch: Silent Huw Edwards arrives at court

The former BBC News presenter has arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court filmed by TV cameras, photographers and watched by journalists.

Gary Lineker, Joe Hart and Danny Murphy sit in the Match of the Day studio, with a backdrop of the Royal Albert Hall

Match of the day or Last Night of the Proms? Well, it's both!

To mark the 60th anniversary of Match of the Day, the football pundits had a go at some Proms commentary.

King Charles grins as three rugby players wearing black New Zealand t-shirts give him hug

Watch: King surprised by 'very healing' hug with rugby players

King Charles laughed after accepting the surprise offer from a player on New Zealand's women's team.

Emily Maitlis

Emily Maitlis reflects on impact of Prince Andrew interview

The 2019 interview, widely viewed as a "car-crash", saw the prince talk candidly to Maitlis about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Dionne Barrett

'Absolutely sickening': Mum reacts to early release of son's killer

Dionne Barrett said it is 'absolutely sickening' that a man jailed for her son's manslaughter will be released.