He had served with the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean and Pacific fleets.
Her early correspondence about Philip tells the tale of a besotted teenager.
She described him as looking “like a Viking god.”
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The two, third cousins, eventually got engaged in the summer of 1947.
Later in life, Philip took to describing himself as the world’s most experienced plaque unveiler.
Philip was born in Corfu, Greece, into a deeply dysfunctional branch of the Greekroyal family.
The Duke of Edinburgh dances with his wife, Princess Elizabeth, at a square dance held in their honour in Ottawa on October 17, 1951. Photo: Keystone.Source: Getty Images
His father was notorious as a philanderer and gambler.
His mother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and sent to a mental hospital, became deeply religious.
Young Philip grew up couch-surfing between royal relatives across Europe.
Princess Elizabeth with Philip Mountbatten on their wedding day on November 20, 1947. Photo: Topical Press Agency.Source: Getty Images
Philip was regarded as a rebel and a modernizer in his early years.
He chastised stuffy courtiers and let cameras into Buckingham Palace behind the scenes.
He once inquired whether a female navy cadet worked in a strip joint.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953. Photo: Keystone.Source: Getty Images
In Papua New Guinea, he congratulated a British backpacker for avoiding being eaten.
He was careful not to cross that line.
Philip announced his retirement from public duties in 2017.
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh during their honeymoon. Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone.Source: Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward waving to the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, during the Trooping of the Colour. Photo by Fox Photos.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh at a State banquet in 1970. Photo by Anwar Hussein.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II filming the arrival of the escort ship HMNZS Black Prince, while in the South Pacific en route to Fiji. On the left is Prince Philip. Photo: Hulton Archive.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children celebrating the Queen’s 39th birthday at Windsor. Photo: Keystone.Source: Getty Images
August 1951: Princess Elizabeth with her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive.Source: Getty Images
The royal family at Windsor in 1969. Photo: Fox Photos.Source: Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Balmoral, Scotland in 1972. Photo: Fox Photos.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate their 25th silver wedding anniversary at Balmoral, Scotland, in November 1972. Photo: Fox Photos.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh laugh as they watch the games during the Annual Braemar Highland Gathering on September 6, 2008, in Scotland. Photo by Chris Jackson.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on board HMY Britannia in March 1972 during the Silver Wedding Celebrations in 1972. Photo: Lichfield Archive.Source: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on safari during their state visit to Zambia, 1979. Photo: Serge Lemoine.Source: Getty Images
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