Beatty was instead appointed to HMS Alexandra, flagship in the Mediterranean Squadron commanded by Admiral the Duke of Edinburgh's, Queen Victoria's second son.

It is this ethos that has given rise to links with young people, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and PGL, and large numbers of outdoor education centres being established, as the stress on the importance of a balanced and widespread education continues to grow.

In 1952, the present Queen, Elizabeth II, ascended to the throne whilst visiting Kenya on her and the Duke of Edinburgh's tour of the British Empire and Commonwealth.

Along with the Canadian Secretary to the Queen, the monarch's entourage includes two ladies-in-waiting, the Canadian Equerry-in-Waiting to the Queen, the Queen's Police Officer, the Duke of Edinburgh's Police Officer, the Queen's Honorary Physician, the Queen's Honorary Dental Surgeon, and the Queen's Honorary Nursing Officer — the latter three being drawn from the Canadian Forces.

He is a patron of over 800 organisations, and chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme for people aged 14 to 24 years.

This walk is often done as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

A notable exception is The Royal Canadian Regiment which names its companies sequentially throughout the regiment from the Duke of Edinburgh's Company ( instead of A Company ) in the 1st Battalion to T Company in the 4th Battalion.

* The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

In 1971 the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Gurkha Rifles moved to Queen Elizabeth Barracks at Church Crookham, Hampshire, from where they became the first Gurkhas to mount the Queen's Guard.

* 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles ( 1947-1994 )

7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles

* 7th Gurkha Rifles, renamed 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959 ( raised 1902, allocated to British Army in 1948 )

* 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles

Skills in mountaineering and seamanship were always taught at the school but the introduction of the Moray Badge, from which the Duke of Edinburgh's Award was borrowed, expanded this.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was started as Gordonstoun and takes many aspects of its requirements from the four pillars of education.

The coast artillery was replaced with Gurkha infantry units, first the 2 / 7th Duke of Edinburgh's own Gurkha Rifles and later the 2 / 10th Princess Mary's own Gurkha Rifles.

Outward Bound grew out of Hahn's work in the development of the Gordonstoun school and what is now known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

* The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, a program of activities in the United Kingdom for persons aged 14 to 25

Participation in extracurricular activities is encouraged at Upper Canada College ; all Grade Nine students are automatically enrolled in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program and all students must complete 150 hours of other extracurricular commitments, with an equal division between arts, athletics, and community service ( what the IB calls CAS: creativity, action, service ), prior to graduation.

He is a Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, The Royal Aero Club Trust and St John Ambulance, of which he has been a member for 14 years.

Activities offered in addition to the academic curriculum include sports ( see above ), Combined Cadet Force ( CCF ), the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, First Aid, Orchestra / Band, Orienteering, Outdoor Pursuits, Photography, Practical Engineering, Riding, and Skiing.

Browning became involved with the Cutty Sark Trust, set up to preserve the famous ship, and in the administration of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

* Patron of the local British Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

* 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's ( Wiltshire Regiment )

For 26 years he was on The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme National Advisory Committee.

* Academy Award winning actress Patty Duke has lived in Coeur d ' Alene since the mid-1990s with her husband, Michael Pearce.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1934's The Affairs of Cellini, where he played the cuckolded Duke of Florence and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942's Tortilla Flat, where he played a simple Hispanic man.

In 2008 Gambon appeared in the role of Hirst in No Man's Land by Harold Pinter in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, opposite David Bradley as Spooner, in a production directed by Rupert Goold, which transferred to the London West End's Duke of York's Theatre, for which roles each received nominations for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

The Duke carried out the first of these duties on 5 and 6 November 2008 at the Graduation Award Ceremonies.

* Duke Blue Devils Forward Elton Brand named Naismith College Player of the Year & John R. Wooden Award

Harburg and Gorney were offered a contract with Paramount: in Hollywood, Harburg worked with composers Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, and Burton Lane, and wrote the lyrics for The Wizard of Oz for which he won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for Over the Rainbow.

In 1999, Chicago received the UCLA Alumni Professional Achievement Award, and has been awarded honorary degrees from Lehigh University, Smith College, Duke University and Russell Sage College.

Wired News created the Vaporware Lifetime Achievement Award exclusively for Duke Nukem Forever and awarded it in 2003.

The school runs an active Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme and a number of clubs and societies run regularly, including a Debating Society and a School Magazine.

* Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award ( to a group of players forever linked in baseball history )

Many pupils choose to undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which provides an ideal combination of the skills they acquire during CCF and Community Action.

* Fellow of the Duke of Edinburgh ’ s Award Scheme

Students may also participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

* BRA and the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme

Following his retirement from the army in 1956, when he was granted the honorary rank of brigadier, he became the first Director of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, a post he held for ten years.

* The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is offered to pupils at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

* Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is offered in Year 10 and above, statistically placing John Lyon as the most successful school in London in terms of the number of awards.

Students take part in the Hong Kong Award for Young People programme ( which succeeded the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in 1997 ), offering the Gold, Bronze and Silver level awards to students who successfully finish the program.

Alan gave out awards with Gemma Merna at Kirkby Suite for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme in 2009

The Court also acts as an administrative centre for The National Society for Education in Art and Design and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

In Hertfordshire a Volunteer Cadet Scheme was launched at Force Headquarters, predominantly based on sporting activities or the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Cadets are encouraged to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and most schemes include a strong element of outdoor experience such as rock climbing, kayaking / canoeing, hillwalking and navigation.

There is substantial commitment to local community schemes and an outstanding record in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and CCF.

The academic success rates are mirrored by outstanding sporting achievements, commitment to the popular and extremely successful Duke of Edinburgh ’ s Award Scheme and the outward-bound work of the voluntary Combined Cadet Force.

Hornsby Girls also participates in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

Academic departments use Pen Arthur for field trips and study weekends throughout the year, and it plays a key part as a base for outdoor activities organised by the CCF and Duke of Edinburgh ’ s Award Scheme.

* Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

* Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

Lloyd supports the Prince's Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and is an ambassador for George Thomas Hospice Care.