In pictures: Prince Philip's long association with Scotland
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Prince Philip had a long and close association with Scotland.
Here are some of the images of the Duke of Edinburgh in Scotland from a period spanning almost 90 years.
Prince Philip went to Gordonstoun School in the north east of Scotland. Here he prepares for a production of Macbeth in 1935
Prince Philip attended Gordonstoun until 1939, when he became a cadet at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth
Princess Elizabeth dancing with her fiance, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh in 1947, when a ball was held to welcome the royal family to Scotland
Prince Philip making a speech after receiving his Honorary Doctorate of Law at Edinburgh University in 1951
Queen Elizabeth with the Duke of Edinburgh and their children, Princess Anne and Prince Charles, at their Scottish retreat, Balmoral Castle, in 1953
The Duke of Edinburgh inspecting a Guard of Honour of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch, at Ballater Station on the way to Balmoral in August 1952
A young Prince Charles arrives for his first term at Gordonstoun school in Moray, accompanied by Prince Philip, who was one of the school's first students
Baby Prince Andrew perches on Prince Philip's lap during a picnic in the grounds of Balmoral Castle in 1960
The Duke of Edinburgh talking to children during an impromptu visit to the Scottish National Caravan Rally in 1969
The Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral in 1972
The Queen and Prince Philip at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium, where they attended a Pageant of Scottish Youth during their Silver Jubilee tour of Scotland in 1977
The Queen, Prince Phillip and Prince Charles arrive for the State Opening of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in July 1999
Pope Benedict was met by Prince Philip at Edinburgh Airport at the start of his four-day state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh in 2010
Prince Philip and the Queen pose for a photo during a visit to RAF Lossiemouth on their 67th wedding anniversary in 2014
Prince Phillip is greeted by Canadian athlete Isabelle Després during a visit to the Athletes' Village during the Commonwealth games in Glasgow in July 2014
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip watch competitors at the Braemar Gathering in September 2015
Prince Philip looks on at the opening of the Borders Railway in September 2015, on the day the Queen became the longest serving monarch
The Queen and Prince Philip officially opened the new Queensferry Crossing over the Forth in 2017
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