Life behind the Queen of great Britain Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

9 April died the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip. He was 99 years old. Philip and Elizabeth were married for 73 years, they have four children, 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Prince Philip has always led a fairly quiet life, although his reputation was stained by the fact that the husband of the Queen was not too careful in his statements and had a strange sense of humor. As a young cadet sailor who served in the Royal Navy, and with no chance at a high position in society, he was able to win the heart of heiress to the British throne, and all his life remained a mainstay for the reigning Queen in the world.

The future Queen consort of great Britain born in Corfu on 10 June 1921, at birth had the title of Prince of Greece and Danish. He was the only son of a Greek Prince Andrew. His mother, Princess Alice, belonged to the family of Battenberg and was the niece of the Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

Due to political instability in Greece, the family left the country when Philip was 18 months old, and moved to France.

In Paris the Prince studied at the American school. His parents separated, Prince Andrew went to Monte Carlo, where he began to squander the remains of his fortune. And his ex-wife and children remained in Paris, but soon lost his mind because of all the adversity befell the family. After this sad event took Philip to his father, determined boy to boarding school and almost forgot about it.

In 1939, the Prince became a cadet in the Royal Navy of great Britain.

Philip always loved sports. In the photo, he plays cricket, July 1947.

Prince Philip has completed service in the Navy in 1951, the title of commander-Lieutenant (captain 3rd rank). In 1952 he was promoted to commander (captain 2nd rank).

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met in his childhood at one wedding in 1934. In July 1947, the couple announced their engagement. By the way, they have each other Pippin brother and sister.

To marry the heir, Philip changed his surname to Mountbatten became a British subject and renounced the title of "Prince of the Greek" and "Prince of Denmark". The couple married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey.

The couple spent their honeymoon in Hampshire.

Over the next few years the couple lived in Malta, where he was stationed for the Royal Navy. There, in 1949, was born their first son Prince Charles. In 1950, she was born a Princess Anna.

Wife in Clarence house, the residence of the British monarchs, August 1951.

At the age of 25 years, after the death of his father, king George VI, Elizabeth becomes Queen. Philip leaves the fleet.

The Prince always had interests in addition to performing Royal duties. In 1953 he received a pilot's license. The photograph of the Prince manages Boeing 757 during a demonstration flight near Seattle.

The third child, Prince Andrew, was born in 1960. The last child, Edward, in 1964.

The little Prince Andrew travels with his father on Christmas day, 1964.

Elizabeth and Philip eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Prince William and Philip close relationship.

Since Elizabeth took the throne, Prince Philip has dedicated his life to performing Royal duties.

Couple during the Royal tour of Canada in 1951.

Center king Salman for growing hawks, Bahrain, 1979.

The island of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1982.

Abu Dhabi, 2010.

Over the past year, Prince Philip visited a hundred formal occasions that much more than called for all young members of the Royal family.

Philip sits with Her Majesty, while she made a speech in Parliament.

In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Queen.

All the time be the center of public attention tedious, and even aged people are losing patience. In 2015, the cameras caught Prince Philip told the photographer: "Yes, do the damn picture."

At the funeral of Princess Diana, 1997.

Philip is also known for his brash and offensive sense of humor. For example, the Duke asked the Australian aborigines: "still rush at each other with spears?"

He is the patron of some 800 organisations. In 1964-1986 years was President of the International equestrian Federation, in the years 1981-1996, the world wildlife Fund. In 1973, the first member of the British Royal family visited.

His grandsons, princes Harry and William, also help the world wildlife Fund.

The Prince throughout his life he remained faithful to his love for Polo, competition horse-drawn carriages and sailing.

With Tom Cruise.

With former us President Barack Obama.

The Prince of feeding the elephant during a visit to the zoo.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are going on the train past the town of Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

In the pub.

At the beginning of 2021 Prince Philip was hospitalized and was in the hospital for about a month. Then it was reported that hospitalization is a precaution that was taken by his attending physicians, as the Duke fell ill. Later husband of Queen was transferred to the hospital of St. Bartholomew, where he continued to treat infection, as well as did heart surgery.

Prince Philip was 99 years old, up to its centennial Queen consort, born on 10 June 1921, did not live for about two months.