A busy decade, marked by a whirlwind 28 tours to the Commonwealth and a solo flying tour for Philip to South America in 1962. It was the Swinging Sixties and the royal couple got swept up in the mood, meeting The Beatles and hosting the charismatic JFK at Buckingham Palace
The family, including the baby Prince Andrew, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, 9 September 1960
Previous page: waving to crowds in Nassau, Bahamas, February 1966
15 June 1961: with President John F Kennedy and the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
Celebrating the latest addition to the family, Prince Edward (born 10 March 1964)
21 February 1962: Prince Philip piloted the plane himself during much of his two-month tour of South America. His co-pilot was Peter Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge’s grandfather