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.Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921), is the husband of of the and other.Philip was born into the. He was born in, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934.

During the he served with distinction in the and Fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles, became a naturalised, and adopted his maternal grandparents' surname.

He on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created,. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became queen in 1952, having reached the rank of, and was formally made a in 1957.Philip and Elizabeth have four children:,. Through a British issued in 1960, descendants of the couple not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward.A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of. He is a patron, president, or member of over 780 organisations, and he serves as chairman of for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest ever male member of the. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.

Philip's birthplacePrince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in on the Greek island of on 10 June 1921, the only son and fifth and final child of. A member of the, itself a branch of the, he was a prince of both and by virtue of his patrilineal descent from and, and he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones; the 1953 removed his family branch's succession rights in Denmark.

Philip's four elder sisters were,. He was baptised in the rite at in Corfu.Shortly after Philip's birth, his maternal grandfather, then known as Louis Mountbatten, died in London. Louis was a naturalised British citizen, who, after a career in the, had renounced his German titles and adopted the surname —an Anglicised version of —during the, owing to in the United Kingdom. After visiting London for the memorial, Philip and his mother returned to Greece where Prince Andrew had remained behind to command an army division embroiled in the.The war went badly for Greece, and the Turks made large gains.

On 22 September 1922, Philip's uncle, was forced to abdicate and the new military government arrested Prince Andrew, along with others. The commander of the army, General, and five senior. Prince Andrew's life was believed to be in danger, and Alice was under surveillance. In December, a revolutionary court banished Prince Andrew from Greece for life. The British naval vessel evacuated Prince Andrew's family, with Philip carried to safety in a cot made from a fruit box. Philip's family went to France, where they settled in the Paris suburb of in a house lent to them by his wealthy aunt,.Because Philip left Greece as a baby, he does not speak.

In 1992, he said that he 'could understand a certain amount'. Philip has stated that he thought of himself as Danish, and his family spoke English, French, and German. Philip, who in his youth was known for his charm, was linked to a number of women, including.

Youth Education. Philip studied at School, Scotland.Philip was first educated at The Elms, an American school in Paris run by Donald MacJannet, who described Philip as a 'know it all smarty person, but always remarkably polite'. In 1928, he was sent to the United Kingdom to attend, living with his maternal grandmother, at and his uncle, at Lynden Manor in. In the next three years, his four sisters married German princes and moved to Germany, his mother was diagnosed with and placed in an asylum, and his father took up residence in. Philip had little contact with his mother for the remainder of his childhood. In 1933, he was sent to in Germany, which had the 'advantage of saving school fees' because it was owned by the family of his brother-in-law,. With the rise of in Germany, Salem's Jewish founder, fled persecution and founded School in Scotland, to which Philip moved after two terms at Salem.

In 1937, his sister, her husband, her two young sons, and, her newborn infant, and her mother-in-law, were killed in; Philip, then 16 years old, attended the funeral in. The following year, his uncle and guardian Lord Milford Haven died of. Naval and wartime service. Philip served aboard in theAfter leaving Gordonstoun in early 1939, Philip completed a term as a cadet at the, then repatriated to Greece, living with his mother in Athens for a month in mid-1939. At the behest of the Greek king, he returned to Britain in September to resume training for the.

He graduated from Dartmouth the next year as the best cadet in his course. During the Second World War, he continued to serve in the British forces, while two of his brothers-in-law, and, fought on the opposing German side. Philip was appointed as a midshipman in January 1940. He spent four months on the battleship, protecting convoys of the in the Indian Ocean, followed by shorter postings on, on, and in. After the in October 1940, he was transferred from the Indian Ocean to the battleship in the.On 1 February 1941, Philip was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant after a series of courses at, in which he gained the top grade in four out of five sections of the qualifying examination. Among other engagements, he was involved in the, and was for his service during the, in which he controlled the battleship's searchlights. He was also awarded the of Valour.

In June 1942, he was appointed to the and flotilla leader, which was involved in convoy escort tasks on the east coast of Britain, as well as the.Promotion to lieutenant followed on 16 July 1942. In October of the same year, he became first lieutenant of HMS Wallace, at 21 years old one of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy. During the invasion of Sicily, in July 1943, as second in command of Wallace, he saved his ship from a night bomber attack. He devised a plan to launch a raft with smoke floats that successfully distracted the bombers, allowing the ship to slip away unnoticed. In 1944, he moved on to the new destroyer, where he saw service with the in the 27th Destroyer Flotilla. He was present in when the instrument of was signed.

Philip returned to the United Kingdom on the Whelp in January 1946, and was posted as an instructor at, the Petty Officers' School in, Wiltshire. Philip's monogramIn 1939, and toured the. During the visit, the Queen and asked Philip to escort the King's two daughters, and, who were Philip's through, and through. Elizabeth fell in love with Philip, and they began to exchange letters when she was 13.Eventually, in the summer of 1946, Philip asked the King for his daughter's hand in marriage. The King granted his request, provided that any formal engagement be delayed until Elizabeth's 21st birthday the following April. By March 1947, Philip had abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles, had adopted the surname from his mother's family, and had become a naturalised British subject. The engagement was announced to the public on 10 July 1947.Though Philip appeared 'always to have regarded himself as an Anglican', and he had attended Anglican services with his classmates and relations in England and throughout his Royal Navy days, he had been baptised in the Greek Orthodox Church.

The, wanted to 'regularise' Philip's position by officially receiving him into the Church of England, which he did in October 1947.The day before the wedding, King George VI bestowed the of on Philip and, on the morning of the wedding, 20 November 1947, he was made the, and of Greenwich in the County of London. Consequently, being already a, between 19 and 20 November 1947 he bore the unusual style His Royal Highness Sir Philip Mountbatten, and is so described in the of 20 November 1947.Philip and Elizabeth were married in a ceremony at, recorded and broadcast by radio to 200 million people around the world. In post-war Britain it was not acceptable for any of the Duke of Edinburgh's German relations to be invited to the wedding, including Philip's three surviving sisters, all of whom had married German princes. After their marriage, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh took up residence at.

Their first two children were born before Elizabeth succeeded her father as monarch in 1952: in 1948 and in 1950. Their marriage is now the longest of any British monarch.Philip was introduced to the on 21 July 1948, immediately before his uncle Louis Mountbatten, who had been made. Philip, like his sons Charles and Andrew and other royals (with the exception of the ), ceased to be members of the House of Lords following the. He never spoke in the House.

1951 tour of Canada with Prime MinisterAfter his honeymoon at the Mountbatten family home, Philip returned to the navy at first in a desk job at, and later on a staff course at the. From 1949, he was stationed in (residing at ) after being posted as the first lieutenant of the destroyer, the lead ship of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet. On 16 July 1950, he was promoted to and given command of the frigate. On 30 June 1952, Philip was promoted to, though his active naval career had ended in July 1951.With the King in ill health, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were both appointed to the on 4 November 1951, after a coast-to-coast tour of. At the end of January 1952, Philip and his wife set out on a tour of the.

On 6 February 1952, they were in when Elizabeth's father died and she became queen. It was Philip who broke the news to Elizabeth at, and the royal party immediately returned to the United Kingdom.

Consort of the Queen Royal house. Portrait of Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh, June 1953The accession of Elizabeth to the throne brought up the question of the name of the, as Elizabeth would typically have taken Philip's last name upon marriage. The Duke's uncle, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, advocated the name House of Mountbatten. Philip suggested House of Edinburgh, after his ducal title. When, Elizabeth's grandmother, heard of this, she informed the British prime minister, who himself later advised the Queen to issue a royal proclamation declaring that the royal house was to remain known as the. Prince Philip privately complained, 'I am nothing but a bloody amoeba.

I am the only man in the country not allowed to give his name to his own children.' On 8 February 1960, several years after the death of Queen Mary and the resignation of Churchill as prime minister, the Queen issued an declaring that would be the surname of her and her husband's male-line descendants who are not styled as Royal Highness or titled as prince or princess. In, Australia, 1954In the early 1950s, his sister-in-law, considered marrying a divorced older man,. The press accused Philip of being hostile to the match, to which he replied 'I haven't done anything.'

Philip had not interfered, preferring to stay out of other people's love lives. Eventually, Margaret and Townsend parted. For six months, over 1953–54, Philip and Elizabeth toured the Commonwealth; as with previous tours the children were left in Britain.In 1956, the Duke, with, founded in order to give young people 'a sense of responsibility to themselves and their communities'. In the same year, he also established the.

From 1956 to 1957, Philip travelled around the world aboard the newly commissioned, during which he opened the in Melbourne and visited the, becoming the first royal to cross the. The Queen and the children remained in the UK. On the return leg of the journey, Philip's private secretary, was sued for divorce by his wife. As with Townsend, the press still portrayed divorce as a scandal and eventually Parker resigned. He later said that the Duke was very supportive and 'the Queen was wonderful throughout.

She regarded divorce as a sadness, not a hanging offence.' In a public show of support, the Queen created Parker a Commander of the.Further press reports claimed that the Queen and the Duke were drifting apart, which enraged the Duke and dismayed the Queen, who issued a strongly worded denial. On 22 February 1957, she granted her husband the style and title of a Prince of the United Kingdom by, and it was gazetted that he was to be known as 'His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh'. Philip was appointed to the on 14 October 1957, taking his before the Queen in person at her Canadian residence,. Remarks he made two years later to the on the subject of youth and sport were taken as a suggestion that Canadian children were out of shape. This was at first considered 'tactless', but Philip was later admired for his encouragement of physical fitness. In Canada in 1969, Philip spoke about his views on republicanism:It is a complete misconception to imagine that the monarchy exists in the interests of the monarch.

It exists in the interests of the people. If at any time any nation decides that the system is unacceptable, then it is up to them to change it. Visiting Salford University in 1967Philip is of some 800 organisations, particularly focused on the environment, industry, sport, and education. His first solo engagement as Duke of Edinburgh was in March 1948, presenting prizes at the boxing finals of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs at the. He was president of the (now known as ) for 64 years, from 1947 until his grandson Prince William took over the role in 2013.

He served as UK president of the from 1961 to 1982, international president from 1981, and president emeritus from 1996. In 1952, he became patron of The Industrial Society (since renamed ). He was president of the from 1964 to 1986, and has served as chancellor of the universities of Cambridge,. In 2017, the thanked Prince Philip for being its patron for 55 years, during which time, in addition to organising fundraisers, he 'supported the creation of nine BHF-funded centres of excellence'. He is an Honorary Fellow of.

Charles and Diana. Philip in 1992At the beginning of 1981, Philip wrote to his eldest son, Charles, counselling him to make up his mind to either propose to or break off their courtship. Charles felt pressured by his father to make a decision and did so, proposing to Diana in February.

Five months later. By 1992, the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales had broken down. The Queen and Philip hosted a meeting between Charles and Diana, trying to effect a reconciliation, but without success. Philip wrote to Diana, expressing his disappointment at both Charles's and her extra-marital affairs, and asking her to examine both his and her behaviour from the other's point of view. She found the letters hard to take, but nevertheless appreciated that he was acting with good intent. Charles and Diana separated and later divorced.A year after the divorce, in Paris on 31 August 1997. At the time, the Duke was on holiday at Balmoral with the extended royal family.

In their grief, Diana's two sons, Princes and, wanted to attend church and so their grandparents took them that morning. For five days, the Queen and the Duke shielded their grandsons from the ensuing press interest by keeping them at Balmoral, where they could grieve in private.

The royal family's seclusion caused public dismay, but the public mood changed after a live broadcast made by the Queen on 5 September. Uncertain as to whether they should walk behind her coffin during the, Diana's sons hesitated. Philip told William, 'If you don't walk, I think you'll regret it later. If I walk, will you walk with me?' On the day of the funeral, Philip, William, Harry, Charles, and Diana's brother, walked through London behind her bier.Over the next few years, whose son was also killed in the crash, claimed that Prince Philip had ordered the death of Diana and that the accident was staged. The inquest into the Princess of Wales's death concluded in 2008 that there was no evidence of a conspiracy. 21st centuryDuring in 2002, the Duke was commended by the for his role in supporting the Queen during her reign.

The Duke of Edinburgh's time as royal consort exceeds that of any other consort in British history; however, (his mother-in-law), who died aged 101, has had the longest lifespan to date. Philip is also the oldest ever male member of the British royal family, and the third longest-lived following, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Philip in 2006In April 2008, Philip was admitted to, London, for 'assessment and treatment' for a chest infection, though he walked into the hospital unaided and recovered quickly, and was discharged three days later to recuperate at.

In August, the reported that he was suffering from. Buckingham Palace, which usually refuses to comment on rumours of ill health, claimed that the report was an invasion of privacy and issued a statement denying the story. The newspaper retracted the report and admitted it was untrue.In June 2011, in an interview marking his 90th birthday he said that he would now slow down and reduce his duties, stating that he had 'done his bit'. His wife, the Queen, gave him the title for his 90th birthday.

While staying at, the royal residence in Norfolk, on 23 December 2011, the Duke suffered chest pains and was taken to the cardio-thoracic unit at, Cambridgeshire, where he underwent successful. He was discharged on 27 December. On the balcony of, 2012On 4 June 2012, during the in honour of his wife's, Philip was taken from Windsor Castle to King Edward VII's Hospital suffering from a bladder infection. He was released from hospital on 9 June.

After a recurrence of infection in August 2012, while staying at, he was admitted to for five nights as a precautionary measure. In June 2013, Philip was admitted to the for an on his abdomen, spending 11 days in hospital. On 21 May 2014, the Prince appeared in public with a bandage on his right hand after a 'minor procedure' was performed in Buckingham Palace the preceding day. In June 2017, he was taken from Windsor to London and admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital after being diagnosed with an infection.

He spent two nights in the hospital and was unable to attend the State Opening of Parliament and Royal Ascot. RetirementPrince Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, meeting Royal Marines in his final solo public engagement, aged 96. Since 1952 he had completed 22,219 solo engagements. Prime Minister thanked him for 'a remarkable lifetime of service'. On 20 November 2017, he celebrated his 70th wedding anniversary with the Queen, which made her the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary.On 3 April 2018, Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital for a planned, which took place the next day. This came after the Duke missed the annual Maundy and Easter Sunday services.

On 12 April his daughter, Princess Anne, spent about 50 minutes in the hospital and afterwards said her father was 'on good form'. He was discharged the following day. On 19 May, six weeks later, he attended the of his grandson Prince Harry to and was able to walk with the Queen unaided. That October, he accompanied the Queen to the of their granddaughter to, with reporting that Philip works on a 'wake up and see how I feel' basis when deciding whether to attend an event or not.On 17 January 2019, 97-year-old Philip was involved in a car crash as he pulled out onto a main road near the. An official statement said he was uninjured. An eyewitness who came to the prince's aid described having to wipe blood off his hands. The driver and a passenger of the other car were injured and taken to hospital.

Philip attended hospital the next morning as a precaution. He apologised, and three weeks later voluntarily surrendered his driving licence.

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On 14 February the announced that prosecuting Philip would not be in the public interest. The Duke is still allowed to drive around private estates, and was seen behind the wheel in the grounds of Windsor Castle in April 2019.From 20–24 December 2019, Philip stayed at King Edward VII's Hospital, in a visit described by Buckingham Palace as a 'precautionary measure'. He had not been seen in public since attending 's wedding in May.

Personality and image. Philip at the World Championship Coach-and-fours, 1982Philip played until 1971, when he started to compete in, a sport which he helped to expand; the early rule book was drafted under his supervision.

He was also a keen yachtsman and struck up a friendship in 1949 with, in. Philip and the Queen regularly attended in. His first airborne flying lesson took place in 1952; by his 70th birthday he had accrued 5,150 pilot hours.

He was presented with wings in 1953. In April 2014, it was reported that an old newsreel film had been discovered of Philip's 1962 two-month flying tour of. Filmed sitting alongside Philip at the aircraft's controls was his co-pilot, the grandfather of the Duke's granddaughter-in-law,.

The Duke of Edinburgh, of the, presenting the 3rd Battalion with their Regimental Colours in April 2013Philip has held a number of titles throughout his life. Originally holding the title and style of a, Philip abandoned these royal titles prior to his marriage, and was thereafter created a British, among other noble titles.

The Queen formally issued letters patent in 1957 making Philip a.When addressing the Duke of Edinburgh, as with any male member of the royal family except the monarch, the rules of etiquette are to address him the first time as Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as Sir. Honours and honorary military appointmentsThe Duke of Edinburgh was appointed by King George VI to the on 19 November 1947, the eve of his wedding.

Since then, Philip has received 17 different appointments and decorations in the Commonwealth, and 48 from foreign states. The inhabitants of some villages on the island of; the islanders possess portraits of the Duke and hold feasts on his birthday. Prince Philip: A Family Portrait. London: Hodder and Stoughton. (1971). Prince Philip: An Informal Biography.

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