Prince philip full name
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip | |
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Photograph by Allan Warren (1992) | |
Tenure | 6 February 1952 – 9 April 2021 (69 years, 62 days) |
Predecessor | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
Successor | Camilla Parker-Bowles |
Born | Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (1921-06-10)10 June 1921[fn 1] Mon Repos, Corfu, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 99) Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Burial | 17 April 2021 |
Spouse | |
Issue Detail | |
House | |
Father | Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
Mother | Princess Alice of Battenberg |
Education | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | |
Years of service | 1939–1952 (active service) |
Rank | |
Commands held | HMS 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
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Consort of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
"Prince Philip" redirects here. For other uses, see Prince Philip (disambiguation).
Prince Philip | |
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Portrait by Allan Warren, 1992 | |
Tenure | 6 February 1952 – 9 April 2021 |
Born | Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (1921-06-10)10 June 1921[fn 1] Mon Repos, Corfu, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 99) Windsor Castle, Windsor, England |
Burial | 17 April 2021 |
Spouse | |
Issue Detail | |
House | |
Father | Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark |
Mother | Princess Alice of Battenberg |
Signature | |
Education | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service / branch | |
Years of active service | 1939–1952 |
Rank | Full list |
Commands | HMS 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
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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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