a great bombardment in north africa. and it was quite impressive. 15 inch guns going off which i had heard before and i suddenly realise life is for real. march 1941. hms valiant of the south west coast of greece. aha, valiant of the south-west coast of greece- of greece. a few guns replied but the enemy s of greece. a few guns replied but the enemy s fate - of greece. a few guns replied but the enemy s fate was - but the enemy s fate was sealed. prince philip made this entry in his log. my sealed. prince philip made this entry in his log. entry in his log. my orders were that entry in his log. my orders were that if entry in his log. my orders were that if any entry in his log. my orders were that if any ship - were that if any ship eliminated a target i was to switch on and eliminate it for the rest of the fleet. they said, well illuminate. and by good chance i found a cruiser with that everyone started shooting. his actions in the battle earned him a mention in
dispatches. in the last year of the war he was a new destroyer in the pacific fleet. the summer of 1945 heading for japan. summer of 1945 heading for ja an. summer of 1945 heading for jaan. japan. being in tokyo bay with the surrender japan. being in tokyo bay with the surrender ceremony - japan. being in tokyo bay with j the surrender ceremony taking place in about a ship which was 200 yards away and you could see what was on with a pair of binoculars, well, it was a great relief i mean, suddenly feeling that life is different. five years after the end of the second world war he was back in the mediterranean in command of his first ship. the prince and his first ship. the prince and his young wife princess elizabeth, the motor years were two of the happiest of their lives, cut short by news of king george s failing health. his career in the royal navy was over. from now on he was the new queens consort but he
he had to full back on himself quite a lot. j ., ., , ., a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had taken a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had taken its a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had taken its toll - a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had taken its toll on - a lot. by the age of ten, the strain of exile had taken its toll on theirl of exile had taken its toll on their parents marriage. philip s mother, who had been born hard of hearing, became increasingly unwell. my mother became increasingly unwell. iji mother had became increasingly unwell. m mother had a became increasingly unwell. m1 mother had a complete nervous breakdown. which is not surprising after what she had been to increase and so on. she had a terrible time. after they left greece she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and she was confined in a sanatorium in switzerland for a very long time and kept apart switzerland
balcony. faustus after the coronation injune 1953 balcony. faustus after the coronation injune1953 and the presidents comments echoed in the article there. he was popular in popular in germany and highly valued as was many parts of the world. parts of the world. before he became a parts of the world. before he became a windsor. - parts of the world. before he became a windsor. what - parts of the world. before he l became a windsor. what about the commonwealth? we have heard from former prime minister in the last hour, talking very warmly of more than 20 that it tidy make visits of the mid to australia. what s the reaction there? ., ., ., , ., there? the commonwealth is a hue art there? the commonwealth is a huge part of there? the commonwealth is a huge part of the there? the commonwealth is a huge part of the dukes - there? the commonwealth is a huge part of the dukes life. - huge part of the dukes life. dominic raab was saying that in this life of duty, representing the common
still a teenager at the outbreak of the war, midshipman philip first saw action with hms valiant in the mediterranean. within two or three days ofjoining, there was a great bombardment of the italian held port in north africa. and it was quite impressive, a lot of 15 inch guns going off, which i hadn t heard before, suddenly realised that life was for real. march 1941, hms valiant, off the south west coast of greece. 0ff cape matapan, the italians. were caught, a few guns replied, but quite without effect, - and the enemy s fate was sealed, the action continuing as night fell. prince philip made this entry in his midshipman s log. my orders were that if any ship illuminated a target, i was to switch on and illuminate it for the rest of the fleet. they said, well, illuminate, so i switched the things on, i suppose, sheer good chance, i actually found a cruiser.