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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.

Films Featuring Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion

20217.0

The Children's Party at the Palace

20062.8

Philip: Prince, Husband, Father

2021

Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers

2021

The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events

The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events

2021

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch

20238.0

Prince Andrew: Banished

20228.0

Charles & Camilla: Against All Odds

2022

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1953

Discovering England

1991

A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales

2012

Royal Destiny

1953

Southward with Prince Philip

195710.0

The Queen's State Visit to Iran

1961

Royal Children

1961

Britain Welcomes the President of India

1963

Sierra Leone Greets the Queen

1962

The Royal Tour of the Caribbean

1966

Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen

20226.2

Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Duty

2021

Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets

2018

Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic

2022

25 Years

1977

A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II

1971

A Queen Is Crowned

19537.1

Prince Charles at Play

Prince Charles at Play

1949

The Queen's Green Planet

20187.0

The Coronation

20188.2

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

20169.0

Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne

2012

Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty

2017

Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family

20167.7

The Royal Wedding

1947

The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

20181.0

The Diamond Jubilee

The Diamond Jubilee

2012

The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton

2011

The Game of Their Lives

20026.9

La Rabbia

19637.0

Royal Family

19696.8

Playing Fields Association: Football

1951

Playing Fields Association: Cricket

1955

50 Glorious Years: A Royal Celebration

1999

Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors

20168.5

The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors

The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors

2009

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

20218.0

Pathway Into Light

Pathway Into Light

19526.0

The Legacy of the Prince of Wales

2024

Look at Life: The Needles Point the Way

Look at Life: The Needles Point the Way

1965

Look at Life: The Key of the Door

Look at Life: The Key of the Door

1963

A Queen's Ransom

19766.4

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

20256.5

Locomotive Jubilee

Locomotive Jubilee

1962

The Bull Ring Shopping Centre Birmingham

19657.0

Elizabeth & Philip: Eternally Yours

Look at Life: Bronze Silver and Gold

Look at Life: Bronze Silver and Gold

1969

Inside Buckingham Palace

2015

Royal Visit Tasmania

Royal Visit Tasmania

1954

The Sceptre and the Mace

The Sceptre and the Mace

19579.0

Royal New Zealand Journey

Royal New Zealand Journey

19549.0

Gentlemen, The Queen

Gentlemen, The Queen

1953

The Reef

1979

A Night at the Opera

20206.1

Goal!

19667.4

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

20166.7

Flame of Persia

1971

Inside Bentley: A Great British Motor Car

2017

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen

19927.7