Prince Philip(1921-2021)
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Prince Phillip was born on 10 June 1921 as a Prince of Greece and
Denmark. His family was deposed and he lived in France and finally went
to boarding school in Gordonstoun in Scotland. Eventually he sent his
boys there. When he was 18 he met 13 year old Princess (later Queen)
Elizabeth, his third cousin from their descent from Queen Victoria, his
second cousin once removed from their descent from King Christian IX of
Denmark and fourth cousin once removed from their descent from King
George III. They fell in love, but her father King George VI did not
want them to get married right away. Before they became engaged he
renounced his hereditary royal title and adopted the surname of his
uncle Louis Mountbatten. They were
engaged in 1947 and married on November 20th of that year. Before they
married he was created His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, but
was not given the title of Prince until 1957.
Almost a year after their wedding they had their first child, a boy, Charles Phillip Arthur George. In 1950 they had a daughter, Anne. They were followed by Andrew and Edward. After the death of his father in law in 1952 his wife became Queen Elizabeth II and he had to give up the Navy to help her being that he was now a royal consort. He has been active with services and takes on a lot of public engagements for his wife.
In the late 1970s he became a grandfather when his daughter Anne had two children, a boy called Peter and a girl named Zara. His eldest son Charles had a son William in 1982 and second son Henry in 1984. His second son Andrew had a daughter Beatrice in 1989 and second daughter Eugenie in 1991. His third son Edward was created the Earl Wessex just before his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones; they have two children, Lady Louise Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor (Viscount Severn).
Almost a year after their wedding they had their first child, a boy, Charles Phillip Arthur George. In 1950 they had a daughter, Anne. They were followed by Andrew and Edward. After the death of his father in law in 1952 his wife became Queen Elizabeth II and he had to give up the Navy to help her being that he was now a royal consort. He has been active with services and takes on a lot of public engagements for his wife.
In the late 1970s he became a grandfather when his daughter Anne had two children, a boy called Peter and a girl named Zara. His eldest son Charles had a son William in 1982 and second son Henry in 1984. His second son Andrew had a daughter Beatrice in 1989 and second daughter Eugenie in 1991. His third son Edward was created the Earl Wessex just before his marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones; they have two children, Lady Louise Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor (Viscount Severn).