Duke of Edinburgh enjoyed numerous visits to Dundee

PRINCE Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, became a familiar face in Dundee after visiting the city numerous times throughout his life.

Eight years after marrying Queen Elizabeth, he made his first visit to the city in 1955.

It was part of a royal tour and the prince accompanied the Queen to Camperdown Works, the opening of the new RadioDiagnostic Department at Dundee Royal Infirmary and the Queen’s College, which would go on to become the University of Dundee.

The duke made further brief visits to the city in 1958 — when the royal couple were piped off HMY Britannia — and in 1973.

In 1982, the duke visited Whitfield High School, and five years later, he and the Queen returned to Dundee to visit the

City Chambers, where they met the Lord and Lady Provost.

The royal couple were back in the city four years later, in 1991, this time to visit Dundee Parish Church.

Philip watched over his wife with Dr William MacMillan while she signed the visitors’ book in Dundee Parish Church.

In 1993, the duke opened Discovery Point, and five years later, in 1998, he and the Queen were in the city again when she opened Abertay University’s £8m library.

Thousands watched on in 2002 when the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrived for a reception at City Chambers.

They were welcomed by huge cheers and were seen mingling with guests as they left the reception.

In 2007, Prince Philip made yet another trip to the City of Discovery for two royal engagements with the Queen.

Prince Philip accompanied the monarch to the University of Dundee Chaplaincy and The Shore.

The prince then visited HMS Frigate Unicorn where his arrival was piped by members of the Royal Navy.

Prior to visiting the historic vessel, the Duke of Edinburgh visited Dundee Science Centre to mark the opening of the summer exhibition, Vanishing Ice.

He was greeted by Dundee’s Deputy Lord Provost Joe Morrow and science centre chief executive Paul Jennings.

The prince also met two Dundee primary schoolchildren who were junior board members of the centre, Euan Kelly and Callum Mackay.

Prince Philip greets well-wishers thronging the streets of Dundee during a visit in 1998.

The Duke of Edinburgh fastens his safety belt before taking off by helicopter from Dundee Airport during a flying visit to the city in 1973.