The extraordinary life of Prince Philip: Born on a kitchen table in Corfu, the prince with Danish, German, Russian and British blood who was carried into exile aged just one and overcame the trauma of an absent father and mother to fight for his country
Philip, born in June 1921, was a Prince of Greece but with no Greek blood and in fact had complex background
Family fled Corfu in December 1922 after father, in Greek army, was arrested and charged with high treason
Evacuated on a British warship, he was carried into exile in a makeshift cot made from an old orange box
June 10, 1921: Prince Philip, the only son and fifth child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg, is born in Corfu. He was styled Prince of Greece and Denmark.
1922: After a coup, Prince Andrew is banished from Greece and Prince Philip s uncle, King George V, orders a Royal Navy ship to collect them. The young Prince was carried to safety in a cot made from an orange box. The family relocates to Paris.
Baby Philip pictured in 1922
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1928: Prince Philip moved to England to live with his Mountbatten relatives and attends Cheam school in Surrey.
1931: By the age of ten, Philip was separated from every member of his immediate family. His mother had been committed to a psychiatric unit and his father moved to the south of France.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace s tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Upon the sad news of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace pays tribute.
From:
9 April 2021
Upon the sad news of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:
I join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at the time of his death. A constant supporter and ambassador of the Armed Forces throughout his lifetime, he will be very much missed by members of the military community.
As a Royal Navy officer, The Duke of Edinburgh upheld all values that the Armed Forces represent. His leadership, dedication and passion for serving his country is something that all those in uniform can relate to.
From being born on a kitchen table in Corfu to becoming the prince consort - the life of Prince Philip
From Greek exile to fighting in World War Two to joining the most famous family in the world - we follow Prince Philip s story
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