The Royal House announced the Demise of Prince Philips, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh who died just months to his 100th Birthday. He wasn't just the Husband to Queen Elizabeth II, But also served as Consort in the royal palace.
The Duke of Edinburgh died after just weeks after a Heart Surgery.
Here are 10 Fascinating things about Prince Philips.
HE WAS ORIGINALLY A GREEK PRINCE
Prince Philips was a naturalised British, He was a formally a Greek prince, the air to Prince Andrew of Greek and Denmark who was forced to abdicate the throne during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.
After been exiled from the country, They were excavated with a British Vessel through his Family's connections.
PRINCE PHILIPS HAS RELATIONS WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Prince Philips was a cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, as the were grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
He first met Queen Elizabeth at a royal Wedding Ceremony in 1935 afterwhich they started exchanging Romantic Letters.
The Prince initially made is intension known to King George VI in 1946 but theur engagement was delayed till Queen Elizabeth's 21st Birthday
The pair got married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey.
PRINCE PHILIP'S SISTERS WASN'T INVITATED TO HIS WEDDING INVITATION
None of Prince Philips three sisters were in Attendance to his Weddings ceremony, This was because his sister's were married to German Nobilities.
This was due to the Post war sentiments of Britain
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FATHER NAMED HIS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Prince Philips surname was quite a mouthful "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg"
No one exactly knew if this influenced King George VI to had named him the Duke of Edinburgh.
HE WAS A BRIGHT STUDENT
Prince Philips schooled in France, Germany and in his latter days in the United Kingdom.
He was described by one of his teachers as a "know it all smarty person."
One his hubby's was Painting, He was pretty much a good Painter.
LOST ONE OF HIS SISTERS WHEN HE WAS LITTLE
Prince Philip's Childhood was quite tragic, just his mother;Princess Alice was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia He lost one his sister's who was heavily pregnant in a plane crash, She died together with her Husband and Children.
HE WASN'T BORN ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Prince Philip was born on 1921 on the island of Corfu in Greece
By that time Greece was still making use of the Julian calendar and had initially refused to adopt the Gregorian calander until two years later (1923). This meant that he was supposed to be born on May 28 instead of June 10.
HIS UNCLE DIED OF CANCER
A year following his sister's death, His uncle George Mountbatten, The second Marquess of Milford Haven was diagnosed of Cancer who eventually succumed to it at the age of 45
HE WAS THE YOUNGEST LIEUTENANT IN THE BRITISH ARMY
Prince Philip joined the Royal army in 1939, He served as a middle man aboard a Battle Ship after which he rose to the rank of a lieutenant; He was one of the youngest lieutenant that ever served in the Royal Navy
HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Prince Philip didn't just serve in the Royal Navy but learnt to fly Aircraft in the Royal air force, He received bis RAF wings in 1953, The also earned bis Helicopter license in 1959
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