Prince Philip Title: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Full Name: Philip Mountbatten Father: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Mother: Princess Alice of Battenberg Relation to Elizabeth II: Husband Born: June 10, 1921 at Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece Current Age: 93 years, 7 months and 16 days Married: Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey Children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward Philip was born Philippos Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1921. His father was Prince Andrew, younger brother of King Constantine of Greece, and his mother Princess Alice of Battenberg. He is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria though his mother’s family. The monarchy of Greece was overthrown in 1922, and George V sent a Royal Navy ship HMS Calypso to rescue them. The one-year old Philip was carried to safety in an orange box. The family lived in Paris but his parents’ marriage broke up and Philip went to school in England, Germany and then Gordonstoun in Scotland where he was head of the school cricket and hockey teams and became head boy. Princess Elizabeth and Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Philips cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934. britroyals/family.asp?id=philip
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