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How Philip won over Queen and country


by Fay Gould
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He was the pauper prince, turned dashing sailor, who became the longest-serving consort in British history. Prince Philip left his own indelible mark on the monarchy, with his resolute support of the Queen, no-nonsense approach, hard work and acerbic wit.
 
Philippos as he was formally registered, was sixth in line to the Greek throne when he was born in 1921 to Princess Alice of Battenberg, pictured holding her only son, and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, inset. The family was exiled when Philip was just 18 months after Greece’s defeat in the Greco-Turkish War, with the youngster carried to safety in an orange crate. Picture: Supplied ....

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