We owe Prince Philip a debt greater than anyone will ever know
Naval officer, sportsman, champion of young people, indefatigable consort. Penny Junor salutes the powerhouse that was the Duke of Edinburgh
10 April 2021 • 6:00pm
The Duke of Edinburgh meets students from Pangbourne College outside the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel where he attended a service to mark the 25th anniversary of Liberation Day, June 14, 2007
Credit: Tim Graham
“All too often, I fear, Prince Philip has had to listen to me speaking,” said the Queen on her golden wedding anniversary in 1997 (as she repeated the offence). “Frequently we have discussed my intended speech beforehand and, as you will imagine, his views have been expressed in a forthright manner. He is someone who doesn’t take easily to compliments but he has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know.”