The Duke of Edinburgh June 1921 to April 2021
It is with great sadness that we mark the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on April 9, 2021, just weeks before his 100th birthday. Hugely instrumental in helping to start The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the mid-1960s, Prince Philip’s initial interest was sparked by an invite by Prime Minister Harold Wilson back in 1965 to chair a committee to work out the details of a proposed scheme to award recognition to industrial companies. As he was about to leave on an overseas tour,
the Duke suggested a comprehensive series of points for the committee to consider as they drew up rules for the new ‘Award to Industry’, which later became known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. On his return, His Royal Highness oversaw the production of a report, which had expanded many of his original ideas, outlining the scheme – the aim of which was to recognise outstanding achievement by industry either in increasing exports or in technological innovation. Prince Philip continued to take a keen interest
as the awards gained ever-greater significance for businesses over the decades, and wrote several forewords for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine. Prince Philip’s tireless work and his dedication to duty earned him the affection of generations – in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth and around the world. We at The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine, as well as the hundreds of winners who’ve experienced the honour of receiving an award since the mid- 1960s, owe him a great debt of gratitude.
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