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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

1921–2021 · Glücksburg

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021. Born at Corfu. Died at Windsor Castle.

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Born on the dining table

Prince Philip was born a prince of Greece and Denmark on 10 June 1921, on the dining room table at Mon Repos on Corfu. When his father was banished from Greece, the British warship HMS Calypso evacuated the family, the infant Philip in a fruit box.

Family

Father: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Mother: Princess Alice of Battenberg
Married: Elizabeth II 1947
Children (4): Charles III 1948
Anne, Princess Royal 1950
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 1960
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh 1964
Siblings (4): Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark 1905
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark 1906
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark 1911
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark 1914

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