Per Mare Per Tarrum: Prince Harry's Latin Tribute Explained

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Prince Harry made sure to acknowledge a special link to his grandfather in his tribute

, focusing on his role as family patriarch. One question, however, is the meaning of the Latin inscription that Harry includes at the end of his: 'Per Mare Per Terram.''Per Mare Per Terram' is Latin for 'By Sea, By Land', and is the motto of the Royal Marines. It represents the combined role of the military branch, thought to date back to the American Revolutionary War: it is claimed to have been used for the first time in 1775.

Philip joined the Navy in May of 1939, enrolling at Dartmouth's Royal Naval College. He stepped down from active duty in 1951 ahead of the Queen's coronation.

 

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