Who was Prince Philip?

Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was born June 10, 1921 in Corfu, in Greece, and died on April 9, 2021 in Windsor, UK - aged 99.

History of Prince Philip

Prince Philip (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) is the 5th child and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg.

He studied in Germany, England and Scotland, then joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18, in 1939. He served in the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets during the Second World War.

He began to correspond with Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter and heir presumptive to King George VI, in the summer of 1939 - and obtained, after the war, the permission of the marry.

Before the official announcement of the engagement, he renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles and predicates, converted to Anglicanism and became a naturalized British subject (adopting the surname Mountbatten from his British maternal grandparents).

He married Princess Elizabeth on November 20, 1947 (5 months after their engagement) and received the predicate of Royal Highness and the title of Duke of Edinburgh.

His wife made him Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957, and Lord Grand Admiral in 2011.

He dies in April 2021, 2 months before his 100th birthday.

Prince Philip's family

Children of Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II have 4 children:

Charles III, King of England and eldest son of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II: born November 14, 1948 (76 years old).
Princess Anne, Princess Royal and daughter of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York and youngest son of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and youngest son of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II.

Grandchildren of Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II have 8 grandchildren:

Prince William, Prince of Wales and eldest son of King Charles III and Diana Spencer: born June 21, 1982 (42 years old).
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and youngest son of King Charles III and Diana Spencer: born 15 September 1984 (40 years old).
Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne.
Zara Tindall (née Phillips), daughter of Princess Anne.
Princess Beatrice of York, eldest daughter of Prince Andrew.
Princess Eugenie of York, youngest daughter of Prince Andrew.
Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones.
James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn and son of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones.

Great-grandchildren of Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II have 9 great-grandchildren:

Prince George of Wales, eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton: born July 22, 2013 (11 years old).
Princess Charlotte of Wales, daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton: born May 2, 2015 (9 years old).
Prince Louis of Wales, youngest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton: born on April 23, 2018 (6 years old).
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (Archie Harrison), son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: born on May 6, 2019 (5 years old).
Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (Lilibet Diana), daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: born June 4, 2021 (3 years old).
Savannah Phillips, daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips.
Isla Phillips, daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips.
Mia Tindall, eldest daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall.
Lena Tindall, youngest daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall.