The Duke of Edinburgh has made a rare public appearance for a unique ceremony to hand over a military role to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

The 99-year-old was in high spirits and waved at photographers as he arrived at Windsor Castle to transfer his role as colonel-in-chief of The Rifles to his daughter-in-law.

Prince Philip is making the appearance nearly 100 miles apart from Camilla as they both carry out ceremonies to mark the occasion.

The duchess accepted the honour during the second half of the ceremony at her Gloucestershire home of Highgrove.

During the ceremony at Windsor, Philip was thanked for his 67 years of support for The Rifles by Assistant Colonel Commandant, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes.

Four buglers from the Band and Bugles of The Rifles were standing to attention when the duke arrived on the steps of the Equerries’ Entrance.

Philip has been closely associated with The Rifles for almost 70 decades and its earlier regiments, and was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s) in 1953.

The Queen’s consort, who retired from public duties in 2017, was last seen at a big event when he was a guest at Lady Gabriella Windsor’s wedding in May 2019.

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