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 Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1960
NPG x76297
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 19 October 1960
NPG x76298
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1964
NPG x76304
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1965
NPG x76306
by Patrick Lichfield
giclée colour print, October 1967
NPG x128494
'Christmas at Windsor Castle, decorating the tree'
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x199582
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x200330
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x200331
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x200332
King Charles III; Richard Nixon; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x200340
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Richard Nixon; Princess Anne; Queen Elizabeth II
by Joan Williams
chromogenic print, 1969
NPG x200341
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1969
NPG x76309
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1969
NPG x76310
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1969
NPG x76311
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Patrick Lichfield
cibachrome print on card mount, 1971
NPG x29569
by Patrick Lichfield
bromide fibre print, 26 December 1971
NPG x25290
by Patrick Lichfield
colour print, 26 December 1971
NPG x26200
Queen Elizabeth II and her family
by Desmond Groves
bromide print, 1972
NPG x133278
The Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 14 November 1973
NPG x126928
Queen Elizabeth II visits the Silverwood Colliery in Yorkshire
by Andrew Davidson, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1975
NPG x134733
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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