When Prince Philip visited Kenya in 1972

Prince Phillip.

Cheering, the Kenyans clapped. The big man was grinning, sleeves folded, like a gentleman going for an afternoon stroll in his garden. The smile, the swagger, and the walking stick carried by Isaiah Mathenge clearly demonstrate how things have changed.

Looking at the faces, it is difficult to imagine that some of those lining up to welcome the Prince, who was also the Duke of Edinburg, were peasants and labourers who had once been forced to work for white settlers.