Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
(1921-2021), Consort of Elizabeth IISitter associated with 219 portraits
The husband of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was the longest serving consort in the history of the British monarchy. A great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, Philip was born in Corfu to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. He was christened Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark. In 1922, the Greek monarch Constantine I was forced to abdicate and Philip’s parents were banished from Greece. Following education in France, Germany and Britain, Philip joined the Royal Navy in 1939. He saw active service during World War II, including the Battle of Crete (1941) and the Allied invasion of Sicily (1943), and was awarded the Greek War Cross of Valour. Philip was introduced to Princess Elizabeth in 1939. They were married at Westminster Abbey in 1947. Prior to the wedding, he renounced his former titles and adopted the surname Mountbatten, an anglicised form of his mother’s name. He was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich. His naval career continued until the death of King George VI in 1952. From this time on, he supported his wife in her royal duties, undertaking extensive Commonwealth tours and State visits overseas. They had four children including King Charles III. Up until his death in April 2021, the Duke of Edinburgh was the patron of over 750 organisations, including The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Edward Irvine Halliday
conté, 1948
NPG 6239
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1949
NPG P1420
King Charles III; Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, December 1950
NPG P1421
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1951
NPG P343
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1951
NPG P490(26)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1951
NPG P490(61)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1951
NPG P1422
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1951
NPG P1423
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1951
NPG P1425
Princess Anne; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; King Charles III
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, 28 September 1952
NPG P1613
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1953
NPG P1431
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1953
NPG P1432
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, 1953
NPG P1435
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, November 1953
NPG P1441
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron Studios
bromide print, November 1953
NPG P1445
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 2 June 1953
NPG P1453
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cecil Beaton
chromogenic print, 2 June 1953
NPG P1456
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cecil Beaton
chromogenic print, 2 June 1953
NPG P1458
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, June 1953
NPG P1656
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, June 1953
NPG P1657
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Princess Anne; Queen Elizabeth II; King Charles III
by James Reid
bromide print, August 1955
NPG P1659
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1640
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1642
Princess Anne; King Charles III; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 10 October 1957
NPG P1639a
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1581
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1590
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1591
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1592
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
chromogenic print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1593
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 1958
NPG P1643
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1480
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1481
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
bromide print, October 1960
NPG P1500
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1502
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1966
NPG P344
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1966
NPG P490(27)
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
chromogenic print, 2 August 1966
NPG P1557
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Patrick Lichfield
bromide print, November 1967
NPG P1577
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG P1514
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Princess Anne; King Charles III
by Murray & Rowntree
bromide print, January 1970
NPG P1598
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Desmond Groves
bromide print, 12 April 1971
NPG P1543
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Desmond Groves
chromogenic print, 12 April 1971
NPG P1544
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Desmond Groves
chromogenic print, April 12 1971
NPG P1545
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Desmond Groves
chromogenic print, 12 April 1971
NPG P1546
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Desmond Groves
chromogenic print, 12 April 1971
NPG P1547
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Patrick Lichfield
chromogenic print, Summer 1972
NPG P1578
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince Edward; Prince Andrew, Duke of York
by Godfrey Argent
chromogenic print, October 1974
NPG P1411
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Peter Grugeon
chromogenic print, 1975
NPG P1548
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Peter Grugeon
chromogenic print, 1975
NPG P1552
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by John Evans
chromogenic print, 18 October 1977
NPG P1535
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by John Evans
chromogenic print, 18 October 1977
NPG P1536
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Franta Belsky
bronze head, 1979
NPG 5268
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dennis Constantine
chromogenic print, 23 March 1982
NPG P1523
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dennis Constantine
bromide print, 1982
NPG P1529
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Bryan Organ
acrylic on canvas, 1983
NPG 5698
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1984
NPG P345
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
cibachrome print, 1984
NPG P346
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Yousuf Karsh
chromogenic print, 1 November 1984
NPG P1568
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Yousuf Karsh
chromogenic print, 1 November 1984
NPG P1571
Related People
- Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (mother)
- Prince Andrew of Greece (father)
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (son)
- Princess Anne (daughter)
- Princess Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (sister)
- King Charles III (son)
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (niece)
- Princess Clarissa of Hesse (niece)
- Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (son)
- Queen Elizabeth II (wife)
- Princess Friederike of Hanover (niece)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex (grandson)
- Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (Prince Louis of Battenburg) (grandfather)
- Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (sister)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (nephew)
- Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover (sister)
- Theodora, Margravine of Baden (sister)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (grandmother)
- William, Prince of Wales (grandson)
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