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A look back at the life of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021

THE Duke of Edinburgh, whose death was announced yesterday at the age of 99, was the longest-serving consort in British history. He was defined by his relationship with the Queen and relinquished the naval career he loved to support his wife in her royal role. Over the years, he carried out more than 22,000 solo engagements and gave more than 5400 speeches, as well as taking part in thousands of other engagements with the Queen and committing himself to innumerable obligations behind the scenes. The duke had a profound effect on the development of the British monarchy and was a moderniser of The Firm. In private, he was head of the family. To the public, he was the irascible figure who spoke his mind despite the consequences and was famed for his outrageous gaffes.

We owe Prince Philip a debt greater than anyone will ever know

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, o

Prince Philip: A turbulent childhood stalked by exile, mental illness and death

Prince Philip: A turbulent childhood stalked by exile, mental illness and death
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Prince Philip: Why so much of what you think you know about the Duke of Edinburgh is wrong

Advertisement Looked at from the outside, the Duke of Edinburgh was a kind of living model of the British establishment – ever-present at all those State ceremonial occasions, Trooping the Colour, openings of Parliament.  Lean, imperious, with an eagle’s stare and a hawk nose, dressed in the bearskin and scarlet of colonel of the Grenadier Guards, or the gold and dark navy of Lord High Admiral; and caught when in mufti, perhaps carriage-driving, in tweeds and bowler, even a top hat. Standing more or less to attention at the Queen’s side across nine decades, rigid with duty, terse with words, with the grimace of a man unlikely to suffer fools gladly, Prince Philip looked the part of the insider’s insider.

Prince Philip: Gordonstoun s tribute to a tireless champion | Scotland

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