Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth's accession as queen on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.

Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, was a substantive title that has been created three times since 1726 for members of the British royal family.It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title holder. On its last creation, in 1947, the title was bestowed by George VI on Prince Philip upon his marriage to …

On 9 April 2021, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, and the longest-serving royal consort in history, died of “old age” at Windsor Castle at the age of 99, two months before his 100th birthday. The death of the Duke set in motion Operation Forth Bridge, a plan detailing procedures …

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), received numerous titles, decorations and honorary appointments, both before and during his time as consort to Queen Elizabeth II.Each is listed below. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark being given as …

Philip, duke of Edinburgh, in full Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, also called Philip Mountbatten, original name Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark, (born June 10, 1921, Corfu, Greece—died April 9, 2021, Windsor Castle, England), husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Philip’s father was Prince Andrew of Greece and …

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (* 28. Mai jul. / 10. Juni 1921 greg. als Prinz Philipp von Griechenland und Dänemark im Schloss Mon Repos auf Korfu, Königreich Griechenland; † 9. April 2021 auf Windsor Castle, Windsor, Vereinigtes Königreich) war der Prinzgemahl der britischen Königin Elisabeth II. und Vater von König Charles III.

Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was the sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (commonly abbreviated DofE) is a youth awards programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, that has since expanded to 144 nations.The awards recognise adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self-improvement exercises modelled on Kurt Hahn's solutions to his "Six Declines of …

12-07-2021 · Edward, 57, and Sophie, 56, are close to the Queen, 95, and have been championing Philip's Duke of Edinburgh Award, with Edward serving as a trustee of the youth organization.

The Duke of Edinburgh first considered the idea of a national programme to support young people's development in the Autumn of 1954, at the request of his inspiring former headmaster Kurt Hahn. After the Second World War there was a growing concern about the development of boys, due to the gap between leaving school at 15 and entering National Service at 18.