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Prince Philip: 50 lesser-known facts about the Duke of Edinburgh s life

Prince Philip: 50 lesser-known facts about the Duke of Edinburgh s life
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Lesser-known facts about Philip

The Duke of Edinburgh was a famous public figure, but some facts about the Queen’s husband were perhaps less well-documented: 1. He was worshipped as a god by the people of Tanna, one of the islands in Vanuatu in the South West Pacific. 2. He was a prolific writer and had 14 books published on environmental, technological, equestrian and other issues including The Environmental Revolution (1978); Men, Machines And Sacred Cows (1984); and 30 Years On And Off The Box Seat (2004). The Duke of Edinburgh had 14 books published (Dominic Lipinski/PA) 3. He was the first member of the royal family to be interviewed on television – by Richard Dimbleby in 1961 – and presented several TV documentaries.

Lesser-known facts about Philip | Press and Journal

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot Racecourse (Steve Parsons/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Duke of Edinburgh was a famous public figure, but some facts about the Queen’s husband were perhaps less well-documented: 1. He was worshipped as a god by the people of Tanna, one of the islands in Vanuatu in the South West Pacific. 2. He was a prolific writer and had 14 books published on environmental, technological, equestrian and other issues including The Environmental Revolution (1978); Men, Machines And Sacred Cows (1984); and 30 Years On And Off The Box Seat (2004).

Prince Philip called the Queen cabbage and owned an early mobile phone in the 1950s

Prince Philip called the Queen cabbage and owned an early mobile phone in the 1950s
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25 Fascinating Facts About Prince Philip

Photo by Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Queen Elizabeth II, was born 100 years ago this year, on June 10, 1921. Although best known as a member of the British royal family, Philip had considerable royal connections long before his marriage to Elizabeth in 1947. The son of Princess Alice of Battenberg, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and her husband Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Philip was also a nephew of King Constantine of Greece and sixth in line to the Greek throne at birth. In fact, through his parents’ long lineages, he is also related to Kings of Prussia and the Russian Romanov dynasty. (When the bones of what were suspected to be Czar Nicholas II and his family were discovered, Prince Philip was one of three people who donated blood for DNA identification.) Here are 25 more things you should know about the oldest living member of the British Royal Family.

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