Revealed: Prince Philip was fascinated by UFOs

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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Prince Philip was very interested in UFOs and aliens, royal aides have revealed. The Duke of Edinburgh was a subscriber to Flying Saucer Review and gave his former assistant Sir Peter Horsley “carte blanche” to collect stories about UFOs from the RAF. The Duke read a number of books on the topic, including Haunted Skies: The Encyclopedia of British UFO and The Halt Perspective, which tells the story of “Britain’s Roswell”.

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