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.
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Silverwood Colliery in Yorkshire
by Andrew Davidson, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1975
NPG x134734
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Silverwood Colliery in Yorkshire
by Andrew Davidson, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1975
NPG x134735
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1975
NPG x76312
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Terry O'Neill
digital R-type colour print from original transparency, 30 January 1992
NPG x126160
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by David Secombe
chromogenic print, 1 November 2001
NPG x134853
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Bryan Adams
chromogenic print, October 2001
NPG x125854
Official wedding photograph of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
by Alexi Lubomirski
archival pigment print, 19 May 2018
NPG x200211
Official wedding photograph of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
by Alexi Lubomirski
archival pigment print, 19 May 2018
NPG x200211a
by Coldwar Steve (Christopher Spencer), published by Time Magazine UK Ltd
colour offset lithograph magazine cover, published 17 June 2019
NPG D48909
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cavouk (Onnig J. Cavoukian)
chromogenic print, 4 August 1973
NPG P1517
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cavouk (Onnig J. Cavoukian)
chromogenic print, 4 August 1973
NPG P1518
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Cavouk (Onnig J. Cavoukian)
chromogenic print, 4 August 1973
NPG P1519
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, July 1947
NPG x34085
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1947
NPG x34350
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1947
NPG x38000
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 27 May 1947
NPG x38003
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1947
NPG x38011
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1947
NPG x38012
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Patrick Lichfield
digital colour print, 26 November 2001
NPG x125850
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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