For almost 40 years they exchanged letters that were chatty, tender, kind… and at times even a little bizarre. Today Prince Philip ’s loyal pen pal Liona Boyd reveals her extraordinary friendship with “the most wonderful, kind and humorous man”.
Musician Liona told the Sunday Mirror how she “clicked” with the Duke when they were introduced at a royal event in the Seventies.
She said the pair went on to exchange hundreds of letters, each of hers scented with French perfume. But their friendship truly took off when the Duke invited Liona aboard his private plane in 1995 – and personally flew her from Manchester to a naval base in Norfolk. What do you think of this story?
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