world’s wealthiest women, Prince Philip could certainly afford shoes if he wanted them, and as Duke of Edinburgh he probably could have scored the occasional free pair if he asked nicely.But the late Duke kept the simple pair of black lace-ups he wore on his wedding day, and wore them regular thought his life.Those antique Oxfords may have needed re-soling now and then but, says his friend Lord Karan Bilimoria, Prince Philip was a sentimental man who walked one step behind his wife and monarch in a comfy pair of shoes he’d had all his life.Lord Bilimoria told the Daily Mail that he’d discovered the secret of the shoes by chance when they were both visiting the Zoroastrian Centre in London, where guests are asked to take their shoes off.
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