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.
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Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025·6.5
The Legacy of the Prince of Wales
2024·0.0
Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
2023·8.0
Prince Andrew: Banished
2022·8.0
Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic
2022·0.0
Charles & Camilla: Against All Odds
2022·0.0
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
2022·6.4
Philip: Prince, Husband, Father
2021·0.0
Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers
2021·0.0
The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
2021·8.0
Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Duty
2021·0.0
The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events
2021·0.0
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021·8.0
A Night at the Opera
2020·6.4
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
2018·1.0
Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets
2018·0.0
The Queen's Green Planet
2018·7.0
The Coronation
2018·8.2
Inside Bentley: A Great British Motor Car
2017·0.0
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
2017·0.0
Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors
2016·8.5
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
2016·9.0
Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family
2016·7.7
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
2016·6.7
Inside Buckingham Palace
2015·0.0
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
2012·0.0
The Diamond Jubilee
2012·0.0
Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
2012·0.0
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton
2011·0.0
The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors
2009·0.0
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006·2.8
The Game of Their Lives
2002·6.9
50 Glorious Years: A Royal Celebration
1999·0.0
Discovering England
1991·0.0
The Reef
1979·0.0
25 Years
1977·0.0
A Queen's Ransom
1976·6.4
A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II
1971·0.0
Flame of Persia
1971·0.0
Royal Family
1969·6.8
Look at Life: Bronze Silver and Gold
1969·0.0
Goal!
1966·7.4
The Royal Tour of the Caribbean
1966·0.0
Look at Life: The Needles Point the Way
1965·0.0
The Bull Ring Shopping Centre Birmingham
1965·7.0
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963·0.0
La Rabbia
1963·7.0
Look at Life: The Key of the Door
1963·0.0
Sierra Leone Greets the Queen
1962·0.0
Locomotive Jubilee
1962·0.0
The Queen's State Visit to Iran
1961·0.0
Royal Children
1961·0.0
The Sceptre and the Mace
1957·9.0
Southward with Prince Philip
1957·10.0
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
1955·0.0
Royal Visit Tasmania
1954·0.0
Royal New Zealand Journey
1954·9.0
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
1953·0.0
A Queen Is Crowned
1953·7.1
Royal Destiny
1953·0.0
Gentlemen, The Queen
1953·0.0
Pathway Into Light
1952·6.0
Playing Fields Association: Football
1951·0.0
Prince Charles at Play
1949·0.0
The Royal Wedding
1947·0.0