Prince Phillip (Duke of Edinburgh) takes part in the 'Crossing the Line' ceremony in 1954. The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. Equator-crossing ceremonies, typically featuring King Neptune, are common in the navy and are also sometimes carried out for passengers' entertainment on civilian ocean liners and cruise ships

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