Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh (more)
Portrait by Allan Warren, 1992
Consort of the British monarch
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, Greece
Died	9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 99) Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Burial	17 April 2021 Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 19 September 2022 King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel
Spouse	Elizabeth II ​ (m. 1947)​
Issue Detail	Charles III Anne, Princess Royal Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
House	Glücksburg (until 1947) Mountbatten (from 1947)
Father	Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Mother	Princess Alice of Battenberg
Signature
Education	Gordonstoun Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force
Years of active service	1939–1952
Rank	Full list
Commands held	HMS Magpie
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of Crete Battle of Cape Matapan Allied invasion of Sicily Operation Dragoon Operation Robson Operation Lentil Battle of Okinawa
Awards	Mentioned in dispatches Croix de Guerre with Palm War Cross

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, 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 was born in Greece into the Greek and Danish royal families; 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 Royal Navy in 1939, when he was 18 years old. In July 1939, Philip began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the elder daughter and heir presumptive of King George VI. During the Second World War, he served with distinction in the British Mediterranean and Pacific fleets.

In the summer of 1946, the King granted Philip permission to marry Elizabeth, then aged 20. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, Philip stopped using his Greek and Danish royal titles and styles, became a naturalised British subject, and adopted his maternal grandparents' surname Mountbatten. In November 1947, he married Elizabeth, was granted the style His Royal Highness and was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952, having reached the rank of commander. In 1957, he was created a British prince. Philip had four children with Elizabeth: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.

A sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He was patron, president, or member of over 780 organisations, including the World Wide Fund for Nature, and served as chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, a youth awards programme for people aged 14 to 24.^[2] Philip is the longest-lived male member of the British royal family. He retired from royal duties in 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements and 5,493 speeches since 1952. Philip died at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle.

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