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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip

Photograph by Allan Warren (1992)

Tenure6 February 1952 – 9 April 2021 (69 years, 62 days)
PredecessorElizabeth Bowes-Lyon
SuccessorCamilla Parker-Bowles
BornPrince Philip of Greece and Denmark
(1921-06-10)10 June 1921[fn 1]
Mon Repos, Corfu, Kingdom of Greece
Died9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 99)
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Burial17 April 2021
Spouse
Issue
Detail
House
FatherPrince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
MotherPrincess Alice of Battenberg
Education
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch
Years of service1939–1952 (active service)
Rank
Commands heldHMS Magpie
Battles/wars
Awards

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark;[1] 10 June 1921[fn 1] – 9 April 2021; Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Fílippos[2]) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He was originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark. He was

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

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Prince Philip

Portrait by Allan Warren, 1992

Tenure6 February 1952 – 9 April 2021
BornPrince Philip of Greece and Denmark
(1921-06-10)10 June 1921[fn 1]
Mon Repos, Corfu, Kingdom of Greece
Died9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 99)
Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Burial17 April 2021
Spouse
Issue
Detail
House
FatherPrince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
MotherPrincess Alice of Battenberg
Signature
Education
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branch
Years of active service1939–1952
RankFull list
CommandsHMS Magpie
Battles / wars
Awards

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark,[1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921[fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, h

Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, prior to his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, saluting as he resumes his attendance at the Royal Naval Officers School at Kingsmoor, Hawthorn, 1947PNA Rota / Keystone / Getty Images

1. Philip was born on 10 June 1921 as Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
2. He was born on the island of Corfu, at the palatial villa of Mon Repos
3. It was the summer retreat of the Greek Royal Family
4. At the time of his birth, he was sixth in line to the Greek throne
5. His parents were Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg
6. He was the couple’s only son and fifth child, with four older sisters, Margarita, Theodora, Cecilie and Sophie
7. Despite being born in Greece, he doesn’t speak the language, but does understand some of it
8. Instead, he has said he considered himself Danish
9. He was trilingual, speaking English, French and German
10. His family were exiled from Greece when he was a child after his uncle, King Constantine, was forced to abdicate following the Greco-Turkish War. As a general in the army, his own father, Prince A

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