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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1921-06-10

Deathday: 2021-04-09 (99 years old)

Biography

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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.

Filmography

all 86

self 76

Movies 68

TV Shows 18

Actor

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Biography

Filmography

all 86

self 76

Movies 68

TV Shows 18

Prince Edward: The Favourite Child (2023)

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch (2023)

King Charles III: A New Era (2023)

Prince Andrew: Banished (2022)

Alžběta II.: Tři dny v Česku (2022)

Protecting Princess Diana: The Bodyguard's Story (2022)

Charles & Camilla: Against All Odds (2022)

Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen (2022)

Queen Elizabeth II: Above All Else (2022)

Philip: Prince, Husband, Father (2021)

The Wedding of the Century (2021)

Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers (2021)

The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion (2021)

Becoming Princess Diana (2021)

Being James Bond (2021)

Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Duty (2021)

The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Day's Events (2021)

Prince Philip: An Extraordinary Life (2021)

Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021)

Being the Queen (2020)

Elizabeth & Margaret: A Tale of Two Sisters (2018)

The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Harry & Meghan Markle (2018)

Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets (2018)

The Queen's Green Planet (2018)

The Coronation (2018)

House of Saud: A Family at War (2018)

Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty (2017)

The Story of Diana (2017)

The Royal House of Windsor (2017)

Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors (2016)

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King (2016)

Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family (2016)

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow (2015)

William Kate And George A New Royal Family (2015)

Queen Elizabeth II: The Diamond Celebration (2013)

A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales (2012)

Queen Elizabeth II: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration (2012)

The Diamond Jubilee (2012)

Queen Elizabeth: The Coronation (2012)

Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne (2012)

The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton (2011)

The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors (2009)

Royal Inquest (2009)

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007)

The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)

The Game of Their Lives (2002)

50 Glorious Years: A Royal Celebration (1999)

Airport (1996)

The Century of Warfare [DVD Release] (1994)

The Century of Warfare (1993)

Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of The Queen (1992)

Discovering England (1991)

Kronen Könner Kavaliere (1984)

Wogan (1982)

25 Years (1977)

New Guinea: Island of Cannibals (1974)

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)

A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II (1971)

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)

Royal Family (1969)

The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten (1969)

Britain Welcomes the President of Pakistan (1966)

The Royal Tour of the Caribbean (1966)

Britain Welcomes the President of India (1963)

La Rabbia (1963)

Sierra Leone Greets the Queen (1962)

The Queen's State Visit to Iran (1961)

Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan (1961)

Royal Children (1961)

Southward with Prince Philip (1957)

Playing Fields Association: Cricket (1955)

The Queen in Australia (1954)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-06-10

Deathday
2021-04-09 (99 years old)

Birth Name
Philip of Greece and Denmark

Birth Place
Corfu, Greece

Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy

Relationships
Elizabeth II (1947-11-20 - 2021-04-09)

Children
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Anne, Princess Royal, Charles III

Father
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Mother
Princess Alice of Battenberg

Siblings
Princess Sophie of Hanover, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Clarence House · Sandringham House · Holyrood Palace · Buckingham Palace · Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom, Windsor Castle, Kingdom of England

Also Known As
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prinz Philipp von Griechenland und Dänemark