February 4, 2012

South Pacific Island Worships Prince Philip

Prince Philip – famous for his off the cuff remarks that usually embarrass the Royal Family – is apparently worshipped by the native inhabitants of a South Pacific Island.

This comes via the wonderful Neatorama:

The inhabitants of Tanna, in the Vanuatu islands, off the Australian coast, believe the Queen’s husband is divine, the incarnation of a spirit who emerged from a volcano and left to marry a great lady.

It was a cult which emerged from the prince’s visit in 1974, and legend has it that the ‘spirit’ will one day return in person.

Read more about it here.

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