‘The Duke is one of the reasons Britons feel blessed to have a monarchy’
As the nation bids a final farewell to the Duke of Edinburgh today, Andrew Roberts celebrates the life of the colourful consort
17 April 2021 • 5:00am
The Duke of Edinburgh was a war hero, a loyal and loving consort, a consummate professional in an extremely difficult job for almost three-quarters of a century, writes Andrew Roberts
Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, had quite as much royal blood in his veins as the Queen herself. His great-grandfather was the King of Denmark, his grandfather was King of Greece, and when he was born in Corfu on 10 June 1921 he was sixth in line to the Greek throne.