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Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

The Duke of Edinburgh was Patron, President or member of more than 780 organisations and supported several charities.

We look back at his royal life and remarkable achievements ⬇️
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Prince Philip, the only son and fifth child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg, was born on 10 June 1921 in Corfu.

He was styled as a prince of Greece and Denmark

In 1922, Prince Andrew was banished from Greece after a coup d'etat. Prince Philip's uncle, King George V, ordered a Royal Navy ship to collect them.

The family relocated to Paris, but Philip went to live with his Mountbatten relatives in England in 1928

In 1933, Prince Philip was sent to Salem school in Germany, run by Kurt Hahn.

Forced to flee Nazi persecution, Hahn went on to found Gordonstoun School in Scotland.

After transferring there, Prince Philip was a popular if academically undedicated student

Prince Philip excelled at sport and fell in love with sailing. In 1939, he left Gordonstoun to become a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

In the same year, he met the young princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during a royal tour of the college
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After completing his initial training, he passed out as Best Cadet of his entry.

In 1942, he became one of the youngest full lieutenants in the Royal Navy, serving on board the destroyer HMS Wallace

In 1946, Prince Philip proposed, renounced his Greek title, became a British citizen and took the name Mountbatten.

His engagement to Princess Elizabeth was officially announced on 9 July

A year later, Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth married in Westminster Abbey. He took the title Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.

After their honeymoon in Hampshire and Balmoral, the couple moved to Malta, where he was posted by the Navy

In the next few years, the family grew.

In 1948, Prince Charles was born, followed two years later by Princess Anne.

In 1951, the Royal couple took their first major tour together to Canada and the United States

On February 6 1952, King George VI died while Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were on a tour of the Commonwealth. He was the one to deliver the news that she was now Queen

In the following years, Prince Philip got involved in a number of initiatives.

He founded the Duke of Edinburgh (@DofE) Award scheme, was appointed first president of the World Wide Fund (@WWF) for Nature and became the first member of the Royal Family to be interviewed on TV

Ten years after Princess Anne was born, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their son Andrew in 1960. Four years later, Prince Edward was born.

Prince Philip also made history during their youngest's birth by being the first royal husband to be present during the delivery

In 1997, the Queen paid tribute to him as “my strength and stay all these years” on their Golden Wedding anniversary
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In 2009, he became the longest-serving royal consort in British history

The prince celebrated his 90th birthday in 2011, suggesting he may wind down his duties.

"I reckon I've done my bit," he said

In 2017, he retired from public duties. He and the Queen celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary

Rest in Peace, Prince Philip
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