Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was a member of the British royal family as the husband of Elizabeth II. Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. After being educated in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with distinction in the Mediterranean and Pacific Fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish titles and styles and became a naturalised British subject. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was granted the style His Royal Highness and created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich by King George VI. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became queen in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was made a British prince in 1957. Philip had four children with Elizabeth: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. He was the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the longest-lived male member of the British royal family. He retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements and 5,493 speeches since 1952. Philip died on 9 April 2021, two months before his 100th birthday.
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Movies (41)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The Legacy of the Prince of Wales
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Prince Andrew: Banished
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Elizabeth II: Three days in the Czech Republic
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Charles & Camilla: Against All Odds
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2022
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Philip: Prince, Husband, Father
as Himself (archive footage)
2021
Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers
as Self (archive Footage)
2021
The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Duty
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2021
The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events
as Self (archive Footage)
2021
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
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2018
Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Queen's Green Planet
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2018
The Coronation
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2018
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
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2017
Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family
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2016
Inside Buckingham Palace
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2015
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
2012
The Diamond Jubilee
2012
Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
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2012
The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton
2011
The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors
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2009
The Children's Party at the Palace
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2006
The Game of Their Lives
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2002
50 Glorious Years: A Royal Celebration
1999
Discovering England
as Self (archive footage)
1991
25 Years
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1977
A Queen's Ransom
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1976
A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II
1971
Royal Family
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1969
Look at Life: Bronze Silver and Gold
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1969
The Royal Tour of the Caribbean
1966
Look at Life: The Needles Point the Way
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1965
The Bull Ring Shopping Centre Birmingham
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1965
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
La Rabbia
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1963
TV Shows (9)
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
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2021
House of Saud: A Family at War
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2018
The Story of Diana
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2017
Код доступа
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2017
The Royal House of Windsor
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2017
Queen Elizabeth II: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
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2012
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
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1984
Wogan
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1982
The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten
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1969