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| 1. | Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark was born on 10 Jun 1921 in Corfu, Kérkyra, Elláda; was christened on 25 Jun 1921 in Corfu, Kérkyra, Elláda; died on 9 Apr 2021 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried on 17 Apr 2021 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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He was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He was the consort of the Brit i sh monarch from Elizabeth's accession on 6 February 1952 until his dea t h in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
Philip was born in Greece, into the Greek and Danish royal families; h i s family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. A ft er being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joine d t he Royal Navy in 1939, when he was 18 years old. In July 1939, he beg an c orresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the elder daug hte r and heir presumptive of King George VI. Philip had first met her i n 193 4. During the Second World War, he served with distinction in the B ritis h Mediterranean and Pacific fleets.
In the summer of 1946, the King granted Philip permission to marry Eliza b eth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947 , P hilip relinquished his Greek and Danish royal titles and styles, beca m e a naturalised British subject, and adopted his maternal grandparents ' s urname Mountbatten. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. The da y pri or to their wedding, the King granted Philip the style His Royal Hi ghness . On the day of their wedding, he was additionally created Duke o f Edinbu rgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich. Philip left activ e militar y service when Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952, having re ached th e rank of commander. In 1957, he was created a British prince. P hilip ha d four children with Elizabeth: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne , Princes s Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl o f Wessex . Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendant s of Phili p and Elizabeth who do not bear royal titles or styles may us e the surnam e Mountbatten-Windsor. The surname has also been used by mem bers of the r oyal family who hold titles.
A sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carri a ge driving. He was a patron, president, or member of over 780 organisat io ns, including the World Wide Fund for Nature, and served as chairman o f T he Duke of Edinburgh's Award, a youth awards program for people age d 14 t o 24. Philip is the longest-lived male member of the British roya l family . He retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, ha ving comp leted 22,219 solo engagements and 5,493 speeches from 1952. Phi lip died o n 9 April 2021, two months before his 100th birthday.
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