How Prince Philip came to be worshipped on a remote island in Vanuatu

The religious movement for him started around the 1960s, when Vanuatu was still a colonial outpost managed by Britain and France.

Tanna island resident Nathuan with photos of Prince Philip. Daniel Scott

Antonia Noori Farzan

Apr 14, 2021 – 6.28am

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Prince Philip, who once asked a group of Indigenous Australians if they “still throw spears at each other”, wasn’t exactly renowned for his tact, especially in dealing with Britain’s colonial legacy.

But the Duke of Edinburgh, who died on Friday at 99, was a revered figure among some native people on the remote island of Tanna, in Vanuatu. In fact, he was considered something of a god.

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