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I just had to get on with it : How turbulence and tragedy marked Prince Philip s childhood years
As a young boy, Philip had to deal with multiple upheavals, yet he always robustly played down the ramifications
11 April 2021 • 6:00am
The only known picture of Prince Andrew, Princess Alice and all five children. Prince Philip is second from the left
Although he was married for more than 70 years to the most enduringly famous woman in the world, Prince Philip’s own origins remained strangely shrouded in obscurity. “I don’t think anybody thinks I had a father,” he remarked ruefully in the 1970s.