Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was of royal birth himself, but smuggled out of Greece after his family were exiled. He is pictured here as a toddler in July 1922
In 1946, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh got engaged but initially the now-Queen’s father refused to allow the union because Philip was not British Prince Charles, later The Prince of Wales, is lifted up by his father The Duke of Edinburgh, in the grounds of Windlesham Moor, the country home in Surrey of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke. The Prince would later become the first royal father to be present when the Queen gave birth to fourth child Edward
Princess Anne was born in 1951 and Prince Philip is said to have wanted to stay living at Clarence House when the Queen ascended the throne The coronation gathered worldwide media attention and many people bought TV sets for the first time to watch it. During the coronation, the Duke promised to be the Queen’s ‘liegeman of life and limb’
After giving up polo, the Prince became instrumental in establishing the sport of Carriage Riding and he continued until soon before his death The Prince, pictured here aged 78, rode alongside his son Prince Charles and the Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent at Trooping the Colour in 1995
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