Prince Philip 1921 - 2021 (Preview)

A LIF ETIME DEVOTE D TO QUEEN AN D C O UN TRY

PRINCE PHILIP

THE DUKE of E D I N BU RG H

1921-2021

HIS LIFE

H I S FA M I LY

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Celebrating Her Majesty’s Historic Birthday A Life in Pictures Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 95th birthday in 2021. With an extensive collection of more than 300 fascinating images, The Queen at 95: A Life in Pictures takes readers through the people, the places and the moments that have shaped the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, was born at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, on April 21, 1926. The monarchy, the nation and the world have changed dramatically since then, yet Elizabeth has remained a beacon of consistency and stability throughout first as a princess, then as Queen.

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Prince Philip 1921-2021 Editor and Author: Pauline Hawkins

Production Editor: Dan Sharp

Designer:

Craig Lamb design_lamb@btinternet.com

Cover Design: Craig Lamb Cambridge connection: the Duke was in Cambridge on February 12, 2009, where he unveiled a plaque naming a train University of Cambridge to mark the 800th anniversary of the world-famous seat of learning.

Reprographics:

Paul Fincham and Jonathan Schofield

Introduction

Publisher:

O

Nigel Hole

n Friday, April 9, 2021, the news broke that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had died at the age of 99, just two months short of his 100th birthday.

Buckingham Palace released a statement that simply said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”

The news came less than a month after the Duke was allowed home from King Edward VII’s Hospital, where he had initially been admitted on February 16.

He was transferred to St Bartholomew’s Hospital two weeks later, where he underwent a procedure for a preexisting heart condition. He was moved back to King Edward VII’s Hospital a few days later and was discharged on March 16 to recuperate at Windsor Castle.

Main front cover picture: At Windsor Castle on July 22, 2020 during a ceremony for the transfer of the Duke’s role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles to the Duchess of Cornwall.

Adrian Dennis/PA Archive/PA Images Back: The Duke carried out his first official engagement in nearly two months on August 12, 2013 – a presentation at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Andrew Milligan/ PA Archive/PA Images

Prime Minister Boris Johnson led tributes to the Duke as messages began to flood in from around the world.

Born on June 10, 1921, the Duke had only recently retired from public life, having attended royal engagements with his wife and in his own right since their marriage in November 1947. His devotion and dedication to Queen and country had spanned more than seven decades.

Together they passed many milestones – her coronation, the arrival of their four children, her Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilee celebrations; the birth of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; travel to numerous Commonwealth countries and significant events up and down the British Isles. Their wedding more than 73 years ago meant the Queen’s marriage was the longest of any British sovereign.

Over the decades, photographers captured the royal couple’s many public engagements, providing a fascinating insight into their relationship and the special bond they shared throughout their lives together. This special publication that marks the death and celebrates the life of the Duke of Edinburgh features numerous longforgotten photographs of people who found a great deal of pleasure in meeting him – from the working man and the busy mum to the leaders of some of the world’s most powerful nations.

Steve O’Hara

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ISBN:

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No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in

A number of the images highlight his work with, and commitment to, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.

any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

INTRODUCTION

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Chapter 3 As the Duke of Edinburgh approached his 99th birthday, the couple posed for a photograph in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle on June 1, 2020.

They celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in November 2020. Steve Parsons/PA Wire/PA Images

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Prince Philip at 100: Celebrating the Duke of Edinburgh’s Centenary

Chapter 1 | Page 10 An extraordinary life

Chapter 2 | Page 16 Royal blood

Chapter 3 | Page 20 A military man

Chapter 4 | Page 30 Love blossoms in wartime…

Contents Chapter 5 | Page 36 A fairy-tale wedding – and a coronation

Chapter 6 | Page 42

Chapter 9 | Page 66 Work, rest and play

Chapter 10 | Page 76

Family tree, family ties

Seventy years of sartorial splendour

Chapter 7 | Page 50

Chapter 11 | Page 82

Chapter 8 | Page 60

Chapter 12 | Page 88

Celebrity circles

Supporting young people

Quips and quotes

Side by side

Chapter 13 | Page 100 Royal milestones

Chapter 14 | Page 106 Did you know?

Chapter 15 | Page 110 Retirement beckons

Chapter 16 | Page 122

The future of the monarchy

Image Credits:

PRESS ASSOCIATION IMAGES, PAIMAGES.CO.UK Unless otherwise stated, the images in this publication are courtesy of the Press Association.

A thoughtful moment for the Duke as he visits St Paul’s Church in Frankfurt on the second full day of a four-day State visit to Germany on June 25, 2015. Chris Jackson/ PA Archive/PA Images

CONTENTS

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Chapter 3

First born: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh hold their first child Prince Charles, aged six months. The photograph was taken on April 26, 1949.

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Prince Philip at 100: Celebrating the Duke of Edinburgh’s Centenary

Pop princess meets British royalty. The Duke, Patron of the Britain-Australia Society, presents Kylie Minogue with the Britain-Australia Society Award for 2016 during a private audience in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on April 4, 2017. Steve Parsons/PA Archive/PA Images

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CHAPTER 3

The Queen presents a delighted Duke with New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand, at Buckingham Palace on June 6, 2013.

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PRINCE PHILIP AT 100: CELEBRATING THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S CENTENARY

Look of love: the couple gaze contentedly into each other’s eyes as they celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in November 2007 at Broadlands, where they spent their wedding night 60 years previously.

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Chapter 1

November 20, 1947: the couple wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding.

An extraordinary life D

ashing, tall and handsome, he captured the heart of a princess who would one day become Queen. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, stood proudly and loyally by his wife’s side for more than 70 years following their wedding on a November day in 1947. Despite the turmoil of the Second World War, the couple’s teenage friendship blossomed into romance and Princess Elizabeth’s joy was complete when she walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey to join her husband-to-be at the altar.

There followed the unexpectedly early and sudden loss of her father, King George VI, in 1952 – but from Elizabeth’s subsequent coronation emerged a triumphant reign which saw the royal couple travel all over the globe, meeting kings and queens, prime ministers and presidents, witnessing the terms in office of numerous heads of state begin and come to an end.

Over those seven decades the Duke of Edinburgh was at the Queen’s side through times good and bad – happiness at the birth of their four children; sadness when the marriages of Charles to Diana, Anne to Captain Mark Phillips and Andrew to Sarah Ferguson ended in divorce.

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He was there to comfort the Queen during her ‘annus horribilis’, which saw Windsor Castle engulfed by fire in November 1992, just days after their 45th wedding anniversary, and supported her at crucial times, including the days and months after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in August 1997.

Sometimes controversial, occasionally brusque, often entertaining and always smartly dressed,the Duke of Edinburgh played a prominent role in the British monarchy during the 20th and 21st centuries, providing it with a backbone of staunch dependability.

That role as the head of ‘The Firm’, as he reputedly dubbed the royal family, gave the Queen someone to confide in and provided a metaphorical, and maybe physical at times, shoulder to cry on.

The part he played in the dynasty cannot be underestimated and within the pages of this special publication we look back with admiration at the achievements, the celebrations, the successes and the occasional faux pas that made the Duke of Edinburgh an integral and unforgettable part of the House of Windsor.

Taken by royal command on April 26, 1949, this happy picture shows the Duke of Edinburgh with his infant son, Prince Charles, in a private room at Buckingham Palace.

CHAPTER 1: SEVENTY YEARS OF SERVICE

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Chapter 1

A magical family moment, as Prince Charles and Princess Anne are pushed on a swing by their father, the Duke of Edinburgh, with their mother looking on, in the grounds of Balmoral on September 14, 1955.

Unnoticed by passers-by, the Duke of Edinburgh, Renter Warden of the Fishmongers’ Hall, crosses the pavement near Billingsgate Market, after he had paid a surprise visit to the market, London’s great fish distribution centre, on March 31, 1960. He had spent an hour and a quarter watching the market at work, having arrived there at 7.30am.

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May 4, 1953: The Duke of Edinburgh in the cockpit of an aircraft at White Waltham airfield in Berkshire, when he made his last three flights before qualifying for his Royal Air Force wings.

December 1, 1982: The Duke of Edinburgh, as senior colonel of the Household Division, pins the South Atlantic Medal on Guardsman Simon Weston, from Gwent, at Buckingham Palace in London. Guardsman Weston was wounded during the attack on the Sir Galahad during the Falklands War.

The Duke of Edinburgh steps from the driving seat of an experimental 120mph glass-roofed Reliant Scimitar estate car at London Airport on May 2, 1966, en route to Oslo for a two-day visit to the British Trade Fair and Fortnight.

The Duke of Edinburgh takes the tiller of his yacht Bluebottle at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on August 3, 1960, before competing in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Dragon Class race at the Cowes Regatta. With him is his friend Uffa Fox, the yacht designer, who was crewing with Cyril Smith, unseen, a local yachtsman. The Duke was placed fifth out of 22 yachts that took part in the race.

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the 32nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in the Westminster Hall on September 25, 1986, watched by the Queen, as the Duke of Edinburgh listens.

The Duke of Edinburgh takes the reins of two shire horses as he leads other dignitaries through Battersea Park on a dray owned

by Wandsworth-based brewery Young’s during a visit following the completion of an £11 million restoration programme in the south London park. The photograph was taken on June 2, 2004.

Ideal for the palace! Prince Philip with his grandson Peter Phillips, being shown a burglar alarm which Peter had made for a classroom project at his Port Regis school in Dorset during the Queen and the Duke’s visit on February 22, 1991.

Prince Philip listens as Barry Lillywhite, Charles Sturt University’s cheese factory manager, explains the process in Wagga Wagga, south-west of Sydney, Australia on March 21, 2000.

The Duke refused to wear a sterile white laboratory coat or a cap and Mr Lillywhite said afterwards that the batch under production during the Duke’s visit would be tested for contamination, but probably not offered for sale to the public.

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PRINCE PHILIP

CELEBRATING T H E L I F E O F T H E D U K E O F E D I N BU RG H As consort to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – who passed away on April 9, 2021 – was a steadfast pillar of support to Britain’s oldest and longest reigning monarch. The couple travelled the world, meeting and greeting heads of state and members of other royal families, acting as ambassadors for Britain while raising their family.

The Duke was an extraordinary, complex and intelligent man, who became the longest-serving consort in British history. He lived most of his life in the glare of international scrutiny while tirelessly fulfilling his duties and obligations to his wife, his family and his country.

Down the decades, Prince Philip was at the heart of the British institution – his life closely connected to many of the most important events of the nation’s modern history. Together with his family, he enjoyed many happy times and endured moments of sadness, but through it all he

provided a golden thread of stability and fortitude, come what may, resulting in a wealth of glorious memories to treasure. Although he had stepped back from public life in recent years, he continued to be an essential component of the monarchy throughout his life.

This special publication commemorates the Duke’s incredible and unprecedented life, paying tribute to his unstinting work and looking back at his courtship of the teenage Princess Elizabeth, their magical wedding that heartened a nation recovering from the dark days of war and his role as her consort for more than seven decades.

Hundreds of photographs chronicle the Duke of Edinburgh’s life – from cementing his place at the head of the royal household to becoming a proud parent, grandfather and great-grandfather, while guiding his family through occasionally choppy waters and serving Queen and country through good times and bad.