Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) Age, Affairs, Wife, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
Profession	The Duke of Edinburgh
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 183 cm in meters - 1.83 m in feet inches - 6’
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	June 10,1921
Age (as in 2017)	96 Years
Birth Place	Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	British, Greek
Hometown	England, United Kingdom
School(s)	American school, Paris Cheam School, United Kingdom Gordonstoun School, Scotland
College/University	Royal Naval College, Dartmout
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Mother- Princess Alice of Battenberg Brother- Not Known Sisters- Margarita, Theodora, Cecilie, Sophie
Religion	Anglican
Ethnicity/Race	English
Address	Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom
Hobbies	Painting, Bird-watching, Writing, Playing sports, Collecting cartoons
Favorite Things
Favorite Color	Orange
Favorite Beverage	Black Coffee
Favorite Food	Ryvita and Granary toast with honey, syrup, and marmalade
Favorite Dessert	Oatcakes with honey
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Merle Oberon, Indian Actress Pat Kirkwood, British Actress (1948) Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress (1956)
Wife/Spouse	Queen Elizabeth II
Marriage Date	November 20, 1947
Children	Sons- Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward Daughter- Princess Anne
Style Quotient
Car Collection(s)	1954 Lagonda 3 Metrocab Taxi
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$30 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prince Philip

• Does Prince Philip smoke?: No

• Does Prince Philip drink alcohol?: Yes 

• He is the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. 

• He was born on the dining-room table of his parents’ house in Mon Repos. 

• He joined the Royal Navy and graduated from Royal Naval College as the best cadet in his course. 

• 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.

• He designed a bracelet on his own for his wife as a wedding present. 

• 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 is actively passionate about Painting and Art. 

• Philip relishes doing fishing on vacations. 

• He has an excellent taste for wine and loves expressing his views by writing it on the bottle.

• Philip loves Carriage driving to such an extent that he never misses a chance to ride it. 

• He loved playing Polo and was a master at it for many years. 

• 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.