Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) Age, Affairs, Wife, Biography, Facts & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Prince Philip
- Does Prince Philip smoke?: No
- In January 1940, Philip was appointed as a midshipman, and he spent four months on HMS Ramillies protecting Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean.
- He became the first President of World Wildlife Fund – UK (WWF) and served it from 1961 to 1982.
- In 1934, Prince Philip first met the Queen (then Princess Elizbeth) at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and the Duke of Kent.
- The courtship of the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II lasted really long.
- The nuptial knot between Philip and Queen was tied on November 20, 1947, and later, they were blessed with three sons and one daughter.
- Their wedding was attended by royals from around the world, and relished by 200 million people on TV.
- Duke has given very wacky nicknames to Queen- “sausage” and “cabbage.”
- Surprisingly, Duke is Queen’s distant third cousin.
- When their first son Prince Charles was born, he remarked the day by saying: “He looks like a plum pudding.”
- Despite being so rich, he hated doing wastage and once asked his tailor, Savile Row, to alter a pair of trousers he first wore 52 years ago.
- He has eight grandchildren – Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
- Prince Philip is the Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.
- He has an excellent taste for wine and loves expressing his views by writing it on the bottle.
- A clipping was covered by the media recently talking about his tragic childhood. Here it is:
- The loving couple Duke and the Queen celebrated their 70th marriage anniversary on November 20, 2017.