PRINCE PHILIP 1921-2021 PRIDE OF THE ROYAL NAVY
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, represented the British monarchy for almost 70 years and was the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch. However, his early life was formed by war, neglect, tragedy and dogged endurance.
Born on 10 June, 1921, on the Greek island of Corfu at Mons Repos, Philip was the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg who already had four daughters: Cecilie, Sophie, Margarita and Theodora. He was born during a turbulent time for Greece and his stay in the country of his birth would not last long.
Philip’s father Andrew was absent at his birth as he was away fighting in the Greek Army during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-22). Andrew was the commander of the Greek Second Army Corps during this conflict but he proved to be an ineffectual general. At the pivotal Battle of Sakarya on 19 September 1921, he refused to obey the orders of his superior officer and tried to work to
