Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-06-10
Day of death
2021-04-09 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was a member of the British royal family as the husband of Elizabeth II. Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. After being educated in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with distinction in the Mediterranean and Pacific Fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish titles and styles and became a naturalised British subject. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was granted the style His Royal Highness and created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich by King George VI. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became queen in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was made a British prince in 1957. Philip had four children with Elizabeth: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. He was the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the longest-lived male member of the British royal family. He retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements and 5,493 speeches since 1952. Philip died on 9 April 2021, two months before his 100th birthday.
Known For
Wogan
Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
The Sceptre and the Mace
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
50 Glorious Years: A Royal Celebration
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
Royal Visit Tasmania
Discovering England
Charles & Camilla: Against All Odds
Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
The Queen's State Visit to Iran
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
Royal Destiny
A Queen's Ransom
Inside Buckingham Palace
Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets
The Coronation
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
The Game of Their Lives
Royal Children
A Queen Is Crowned
Pathway Into Light
Locomotive Jubilee
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
Royal Family
The Legacy of the Prince of Wales
The Royal Wedding
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family
Prince Andrew: Banished
Playing Fields Association: Football
Sierra Leone Greets the Queen
Southward with Prince Philip
Prince Charles at Play
Look at Life: The Needles Point the Way
La Rabbia
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten
The Bull Ring Shopping Centre Birmingham
The Royal House of Windsor
The Queen's Green Planet
Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors
The Story of Diana
House of Saud: A Family at War
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
Philip: Prince, Husband, Father
Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
Look at Life: Bronze Silver and Gold
Queen Elizabeth II: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
The Diamond Jubilee
25 Years
The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
Look at Life: The Key of the Door
The Royal Tour of the Caribbean
Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers
Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Duty
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton
A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth & Philip: Eternally Yours
The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events
