Documentary about the Duke of Edinburgh Award in production

[Jennifer]

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is the catch-all term for a series of programmes designed to help adolescents and young adults develop and improve themselves, utilising a method described in Kurt Hahn's "Six Declines of the Modern Youth". Since its inception by Prince Philip, the eponymous Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956, the Award has expanded to include no less than 144 nations under the umbrella Duke of Edinburgh International Award Foundation, many of which still refer to the programme as the Duke of Edinburgh Award even if the country in question has since severed its ties to the House of Windsor, or was never under the authority of the British monarchy to begin with.

It's undoubtedly one of Prince Philip's proudest achievements and has helped change and improve the lives of countless young people across the globe.

Now ITV is currently developing a documentary based on the scheme, and the actual Duke of Edinburgh's work with the programme. It marks the celebration of over 60 years of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and its impact on those who have undertaken it. Starring This Morning star Philip Schofield, it seems the TV presenter is greatly struck by Prince Philip's personality and his capacity to keep up with his royal duties even at 95 years of age.

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