A MOMENTOUS LIFE

10 JUNE 1921

Philip is born on Corfu, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg.

1922

Following a coup d’état, Prince Andrew is banished from Greece. The family moves to Paris.

1928

Philip is sent to England to live with his Mountbatten relatives, and attends Cheam School in Surrey.

1930

Princess Alice is diagnosed with schizophrenia and confined to a sanatorium in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

1937

Philip’s sister Cecilie, her husband, sons, newborn infant and mother-in-law are killed in an air crash at Ostend.

1939

At the Royal Naval College, Philip escorts the King’s teenage daughters on a visit. He and Elizabeth begin to exchange letters.

1940

Philip graduates from Dartmouth top of his class and sees action for the first time in the Indian Ocean.

1941

He is promoted to sub-lieutenant. He is involved in the Battle of Crete and mentioned in dispatches at Cape Matapan.

1942

Philip is made one of the youngest full lieutenants in the Royal Navy. He serves aboard the destroyer HMS Wallace.

1943

After a Christmas with the Royal Family, Princess Elizabeth places his photograph on her dressing table.

1946

Philip asks King George VI for Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. The engagement is announced on 9 July.

1947

Philip marries Princess Elizabeth and is made the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.

1948

Prince Charles is born.

1950

Princess Anne is born.

1952

Philip accompanies Princess Elizabeth on a Commonwealth tour. News comes in February that the King has died.

1953

It is proclaimed that Philip will have precedence after the Queen but never hold any constitutional position.

1956

Philip tours the Commonwealth, without the Queen. He founds the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.

1957

The Queen makes her husband a prince of the United Kingdom. He is now Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

1960

Prince Andrew is born.

1961

Prince Philip is appointed the first president of the World Wildlife Fund. He holds the position until 1982.

1964

Prince Edward is born.

1969

A documentary on the Royal Family airs, showing Prince Philip barbecuing at Balmoral.

2002

The Queen celebrates her Golden Jubilee.

2009

Prince Philip becomes the longest-serving Royal consort in British history.

2011

Prince Philip turns 90. On his birthday, the Queen gives him the title of Lord High Admiral.

2017

Prince Philip retires from Royal duties aged 96. He and the Queen celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.

JANUARY 2019

Prince Philip is involved in a car crash near Sandringham and surrenders his driving licence.

9 JANUARY 2021

Prince Philip and the Queen are vaccinated against Covid-19 by a household doctor at Windsor Castle.

16 FEBRUARY 2021

Prince Philip is admitted to King Edward VII’S Hospital after feeling unwell.

9 APRIL 2021

Prince Philip passes away at Windsor Castle, two months before his 100th birthday.