A YORK MP has looked back on fond memories of meeting Prince Philip - which she said she would "never forget."

Rachael Maskell, York Central MP, recalls meeting The Duke of Edinburgh when he opened the physio school at the university she studied at.

Maskell said: "I will never forget my meeting with him, in happier times, when he opened my physio school at my university. Poised on an exercise bike and demonstrating cardiovascular function, he was determined to push my heart rate ever higher.

"It ended in an intense workout for me and much amusement for him and my fellow students - sadly he declined my offer of reciprocation."

Paying tribute to Prince Philip, the York MP added: "In the midst of a year that has marked so much loss and sadness, the announcement of the death of Prince Philip marks another loss, most of all to his close family and friends.

"It is a passing of an era. It is a closing of chapter. May he rest in peace.”