Open links in new tab
  1. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh

    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Wikipedia

    • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history. Philip wa… See more

    Early life and education

    Prince Philip (Greek: Φίλιππος, romanised: Phílippos) of Greece and Denmark was born on 10 June 1921 on the dining … See more

    Naval and wartime service

    After leaving Gordonstoun in early 1939, Philip completed a term as a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, then repatriated to Greece, living with his mother in Athens for a month in mid-1939. At the behest of … See more

    Marriage

    In 1939 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. During the visit, the Queen and Lord Louis Mountbatten asked his nephew Philip to escort the royal couple's daughters, 13-year-old … See more

    Philip, duke of Edinburgh | Biography & Facts | Britannica
    Britannica
    Early duties

    After his honeymoon at the Mountbatten family home, Broadlands, Philip returned to the navy, at first in a desk job at the Admiralty and later on a staff course at the Naval Staff College, Greenwich. From 1949 he was stat… See more

    Consort of the Queen

    Elizabeth's accession to the throne brought up the question of the name of the royal house, as Elizabeth would typically have taken Philip's last name upon marriage. Lord Mountbatten advocated the name House of M… See more

    Death

    Philip died of "old age" on the morning of 9 April 2021 at Windsor Castle, at the age of 99. He was the longest-serving royal consort in world history. Elizabeth, who was reportedly at her husband's bedside when he died, de… See more

    Legacy

    Philip played polo until 1971 when he started to compete in carriage driving, a sport which he helped to expand; the sport's early rule book was drafted under his supervision. He was also a keen yachtsman and struck up a friendship i… See more

    Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license
    Feedback
    Table of Contents
    Early life and education
    Naval and wartime service
    Marriage
    Early duties
    Consort of the Queen
    Death
    Legacy