Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)
Prince Philip Mountbatten
Birth 10 Jun 1921
Corfu, Regional unit of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
Death 9 Apr 2021 (aged 99)
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Burial (Map)
Royal Burial Ground
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
British Royalty, Duke of Edinburgh. 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 an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18.
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, became a British subject, and adopted his maternal grandparents’ surname Mountbatten.
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Grave Site
He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was granted the style His Royal Highness and created Duke of Edinburgh, 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. He was 99 years old.
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)
