Prince Philip has been married to Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years. He is the mate of the monarch who ruled England for the longest time in history.
Photo: BBC Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was born on the island of Corfu, Greece on June 10, 1921. Among his family were many members of the Danish, German, Russian and English royals. Photo: Alamy Prince Philip is the only son of Greek Prince Andrew and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Photo: BBC His Highness started studying in France, at the American school MacJannet. The photo above is of him as a child (second from left) and his schoolmates. At the age of seven, he went to live with relatives of Mountbatten in England and attended a preparatory school in Surrey. Photo: PA He later attended Gordonstoun boarding school founded by educational pioneer Kurt Hahn in northern Scotland. Here, he demonstrated himself excelling in sports. Photo: BBC This is said to be the first joint photo between Princess Elizabeth (3rd from left) and then naval student Philip, Prince of Greece and Denmark (who wears the white top right hat). . This photo was taken during a visit to the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth on July 23, 1939. Photo: PA During World War II, Prince Philip was a lieutenant in the navy on the battleship HMS Valiant. When the Italian fleet was stranded off the coast of Greece in 1941, he commanded the lights to illuminate the enemy. Photo: PA His engagement to Princess Elizabeth was officially announced in July 1947. Photo: PA The couple’s wedding took place on November 20, 1947. Photo: BBC In 1951, a photographer captured the moment the Duke of Edinburgh jumped off a water ski while reaching the beach in Marmarice, Turkey. The photo was taken during his last time in command of the HMS Magpie. Photo: PA Prince is playing polo for club Cowdray Park in the semi-final of Roehampton Cup. He is one of the top bridge athletes in the UK. Photo: PA The Prince is also a good cricketer. The photo above shows his cricket team, which includes many former British stars playing against the Duke of Norfolk’s team. Photo: BBC A photo of Prince Philip with his wife and four children in the 1960s. Photo: PA Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth during a visit to a farm on their Balmoral estate to celebrate the couple’s “silver wedding” anniversary. Photo: PA In 1977, the Prince accompanied the Queen to attend the 25th anniversary of her reign. Both wore Maori Kahu-Kiwi (Kiwi feather cloak) when attending the opening of the Royal New Zealand Polynesia Festival at the rugby park in Gisborne, on New Zealand’s North Island in February of the same year. Photo: PA In August 1979, the Queen’s cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed in a bomb attack in Ireland. His Majesty returned to England after the news, while he was in the coach driving championship in Normandy, northern France. Photo: PA Nature and conservation are the Prince’s lifelong passion. He has been recognized as the International President of the World Wildlife Fund. Photo: PA His Highness and family members watch a demonstration of the Royal British Air Force in 1985. Photo: PA In 1996, His Highness welcomed South African President Nelson Mandela on a British tour. Photo: PA The Prince has always stood by and supported the Queen during more than 60 years of reigning England, including the 50th anniversary of her throne in 2002. Photo: PA The Prince has founded the Duke of Edinburgh Prize in 1956 with the aim of developing the talent of young people. The above photo shows the Prince happily chatting with the gold award winners at Holyroodhouse in 2010. Photo: PA His Majesty continued to compete in sports as he got older, including the horse-riding event at Sandringham in 2005. Photo: PA Thousands of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace to greet the Royal Family after the wedding of Prince Philip’s grandson Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2011. Photo: BBC A year later, the Prince still looked in good health as he accompanied the Queen on the Spirit of Chartwell royal barge to attend her 60th anniversary parade on June 3, 2012. He and the Queen stood for most of the 80-minute parade on the River Thames. However, His Highness was hospitalized for a bladder infection ahead of the great celebration concert on June 4. Photo: BBC After recovering, the Prince joined Princess Anne to watch the British horse racing team compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Photo: PA In June 2013, His Highness attended a church ceremony at Westminster Abbey on the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation. Photo: PA In 2014, the Prince accompanied the Queen on a trip to Northern Ireland. The above photo shows him signing in a tourist scrapbook at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast. Photo: PA The Prince and Queen light up the first of more than 200 lighthouses to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany at Windsor Castle. Photo: PA Prince and Son – Prince Charles chatted happily during his visit to Poundbury, an urban area on the edge of Dorchester, where the Queen held the inauguration of her mother’s statue. Photo: PA In April 2017, the Prince and his wife attended the opening ceremony of the Elephant Care Center at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. However, in May of the same year, he announced his withdrawal from public activities at the age of 95, with the full support of the Queen. Photo: PA Before kicking off a party at Buckingham Palace Gardens on May 23, 2017 with the Queen, His Majesty spent a minute commemorating the dead at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. Photo: PA On June 10 last year, Prince Philip quietly celebrated his 99th birthday at Windsor Castle in the context of the British blockade against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a new announcement, Buckingham Palace said he passed away on the morning of April 9 at old Windsor.
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