Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the heiress to King George VI.

1. 1921: Prince Philip was born on June 10, 1921 at Villa Mon Repos on Corfu. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, his mother was the former Princess Alice of Battenberg
2. March 18, 1947: Prince Philip renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles and decided to take the name Mountbatten.
3. April 2009: Prince Philip will be the longest serving consort in British history

Prince Philip is originally a royal Prince of Greece and Denmark, however he renounced these titles shortly before his marriage. At the time of his engagement he was known as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. On November 20, 1947, he married Princess Elizabeth, the heiress to King George VI. King George VI granted him the name of His Royal Highness on the day before his marriage. King George VI also named him Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich. In 1957, Philip was named Prince of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II.

• Google News: Prince Philip

• The Telegraph: Queen Spared Grilling Over Diana's Death (2007)

• Fametastic: Queen And Prince Philip Prompted Prince William/Kate Middleton Split (2007)

• June 10, 1921: Born in Corfu, Greece as a Prince of Greece and Denmark

• 1939: Cadet at Britannia Royal Navy College, Dartmouth

• 1942: Lieutenant, Royal Navy

• November 20, 1947: Marriage to Princess Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey, London

• 1947: Renounced his Greek and Danish Royal styles and titles

• 1948: Birth of son Prince Charles

• 1950: Birth of daughter Anne Elizabeth Alice (The Princess Royal)

• 1950: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy

• 1952: Wife Elizabeth ascends to the throne when her father, George VI dies. Commander, Royal Navy

• 1953: End of naval career

• 1957: Became Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

• 1960: Birth of son Andrew Albert Christian (Duke of York)

• 1964: Birth of son Edward Anthony Richard (Earl of Wessex)

• 1996: Son Charles and Princess Diana's divorce is finalized

• 1997: Princess Diana dies in France in an automobile accident

• Aardvark Map: Prince Philips Gaffes

• BBC: Prince Philip's Gaffes (1999)

• BBC: "Long Line Of Princely Gaffes" (2002)

• DeadBrain: Prince Philip in peasant-shooting row

• Guardian Unlimited: Quiz - collected sayings of Prince Philip

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