Villagers in Younanen, Vanuatu believe the late Duke of Edinburgh was the son of a local mountain deity who married a powerful woman and have prayed to him since the 1960s

The late Prince Philip has been worshipped as a god by a tribe on a Pacific island for more than 50 years.

Villagers in Younanen, a remote settlement in Vanuatu, believe the Duke of Edinburgh was the son of a mountain god.

Locals reportedly pray to him daily to ask for his blessings on food crops as well as carry around pictures of the Duke, who died on Friday aged 99.

The villagers began worshipping Philip in the 1960s after seeing pictures of him and his wife the Queen.

They linked the couple to a Vanuatu legend of a pale-skinned son of the mountain god, who travelled across the seas to find a rich and powerful woman to marry.

The village proudly displays several photos of Philip, including one taken in 1980 that shows him holding a club the locals had made specially for him and sent to London.

Younanen was treated to a visit from their god in 1974, when Philip and the Queen travelled to Vanuatu on a state visit back when it was partially owned by the UK and known as the New Hebrides.

"Prince Philip is important to us because our ancestors told us that part of our custom is in England," village chief Jack Malia told Reuters in 2017, when Philip announced his retirement from public duties.

The end of the Duke's royal engagements was met with dismay in Younanen, where villagers had been hoping for a second visit from the man they believed had divine powers.

"If he comes one day the people will not be poor, there will be no sickness, no debt and the garden will be growing very well," Mr Malia explained.

"Prince Philip has said one day he will come and visit us. We still believe that he will come but if he doesn't come, the pictures that I am holding... it means nothing."

The village is not marked on maps and is located some distance from other settlements, so it's unlikely its people have received the sad news of Philip's death yet.

Mr Malia said the Duke had given them wise advise during his 1974 visit, telling them to never accept money from foreigners — only food.

They may have never gotten the much-anticipated second visit from their god, but they did meet his son Prince Charles in 2018 who visited the island during his Commonwealth Games tour.

Vanuatu is an archipelago above New Caledonia consisting of 83 small islands. It has a population of approximately 300,000.

Both France and the UK claimed parts of Vanuatu in the 1880s, and agreed to manage the islands in a joint arrangement in 1906.

An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980.

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Righteousness2:
That is as a result of a lack of Knowledge.
It is an error to worship a mere mortal as god.
No man is to be worshipped as god.
Prince Philip is or was a mere creature who has gone to Eternity in Heaven or Hell based on who he believed in Whole on Earth.
His position of prince does not Matter on that side.
Their is no other to be worshipped that the ALMIGHTY GOD, The Creator of the Heavens and Earth.

We Send Prayers to people of Vanuatu, in the Name of JESUS,that the Eyes of their Understanding be opened and they Have Encounter with JESUS Christ, the KING of kings so that they will be saved

TheChildOfGod:


Hey, you need to calm down. You're condemning them for worshipping a man as God simply because you were taught to only worship another man (Jesus) as God.

If Jesus could be born of a mortal, live as a mortal and die like a mortal and be God, why can't someone else be? That your own God is different doesn't necessarily make theirs to be false...you were just taught differently.

At the end we are all going to hell in another man's religion, so let's learn to be tolerant.

Righteousness2:
[s][/s] Will you Keep quiet!

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Puloc:
Foolishness. Some of this oyibo media organization lack sense. the took portrait photographs of prince Philip to some inland African community and gave those naive ignorant folks to pose with the dead man's pictures while claiming the worship d guy. did the tell u the even know d chap?

ChiefSosa:
SOME AFRICANS ACTUALLY DESERVE TO BE CALLED APES! CALLING THEM APES WILL EVEN BE AN INSULT TO APES.

Puloc:
Foolishness. Some of this oyibo media organization lack sense. the took portrait photographs of prince Philip to some inland African community and gave those naive ignorant folks to pose with the dead man's pictures while claiming the worship d guy. did the tell u the even know d chap?

mansakhalifa:


And who told you these are Africans? They are Ni-Vanuatu/Vanuatuans. They are Oceanians of Melanasian stock. There is absolutely no link with Africa. You can research further on that. Ignorance is never an option in things like this, sir.

Volkswagen90:
can this 3D floor still be done on already tiled floor.

mansakhalifa:


Your post is ladened with ignorance, sir.

First of all the guys in those pictures are not Africans. They are Ni-Vanuatu. Ni-Vanuatu are not Africans but Oceanians of Melanasian stock.

The mere fact that they appear 'black' to you does not make them 'Africans'. After all, the hood/cowl does not make the monk.

Secondly, there is nothing new or contrived about this. This has been a thing even long before a lot of us on this forum came into this world. I am actually surprised that you are actually just learning of it. That is why you should read wide and learn some more about the world you live.

The islanders knew of Prince Philip because they saw him when he visited their island with the Queen. This was far back as 1970s. For more info:


https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwie3KLI9PjvAhVcg_0HHcw5DVEQFjAEegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3_4Nvf6TrHhtMtxYg9n8kv

TheChildOfGod:


Hey, you need to calm down. You're condemning them for worshipping a man as God simply because you were taught to only worship another man (Jesus) as God.

If Jesus could be born of a mortal, live as a mortal and die like a mortal and be God, why can't someone else be? That your own God is different doesn't necessarily make theirs to be false...you were just taught differently.

At the end we are all going to hell in another man's religion, so let's learn to be tolerant.

Puloc:
Sure...It can be implemented on it.

mansakhalifa:


Your post is ladened with ignorance, sir.

First of all the guys in those pictures are not Africans. They are Ni-Vanuatu. Ni-Vanuatu are not Africans but Oceanians of Melanasian stock.

The mere fact that they appear 'black' to you does not make them 'Africans'. After all, the hood/cowl does not make the monk.

Secondly, there is nothing new or contrived about this. This has been a thing even long before a lot of us on this forum came into this world. I am actually surprised that you are actually just learning of it. That is why you should read wide and learn some more about the world you live.

The islanders knew of Prince Philip because they saw him when he visited their island with the Queen. This was far back as 1970s. For more info:


https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_Movement&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwie3KLI9PjvAhVcg_0HHcw5DVEQFjAEegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3_4Nvf6TrHhtMtxYg9n8kv