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11 de abr. de 2021 · Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh in the 1980s. By Jess Ilse. 11th April 2021. The Duke of Edinburgh led a long life of public service as the longest-serving consort in British history.
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June 10, 1921 – Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark is born to Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg in the family home, Mon Repos, on Corfu. He is the youngest of five children. December 1922– Eighteen-month-old Prince Philip, travelling in a makeshift cot made from an orange box, is evacuated from Greece on a Royal Navy ship...
1930– Philip’s mother Princess Alice is diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to a sanatorium in Switzerland for two years. His father Prince Andrew heads to the French Riveria. Philip is sent to Cheam Preparatory School in the UK. 1933– At the age of 12 he spends two terms at Salem School in south Germany, run by Kurt Hahn, who inspired Phili...
1940 – Philip joins the battleship HMS Ramillies in 1940 in Colombo as a midshipman and spends six months in the Indian Ocean. January 1941 – He serves on the HMS Valiant in Alexandria and two months later is mentioned in dispatches for his actions during the Second World War in the Battle of Matapan after spotting an unexpected enemy vessel with t...
1950– He is promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and then appointed in command of the frigate HMS Magpie in Malta. October 21, 1950– Philip and Elizabeth’s second child, Princess Anne, is born. 1951– The Duke and Princess Elizabeth return home from Malta to Clarence House. Philip leaves the Navy prematurely because of the deteriorating health of King G...
February 1960– Prince Andrew is born. 1961– The Duke becomes the first President of the World Wildlife Fund-UK, becoming its international president in 1981. But his shooting of a tiger while in India sparks criticism. 1964– Prince Edward is born.
1971– Duke gives up polo, but goes on to take up carriage driving. 1977 – The Queen’s Silver Jubilee – 25 years on the throne.
1981– Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer. 1982 – Prince William – a future king – is born and Prince Andrew comes back safely from the Falklands war. 1984– Prince Harry is born. 1986 – The Duke makes a remark about “slitty eyes” on a state visit to China. The Queen celebrates her 60th birthday. 1986– Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson.
1992 – The Queen’s ”annus horribilis” – The Princess Royal and Captain Phillips divorce, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York separate and Windsor Castle is hit by a fire. 1993 – The Queen starts to pay income tax to the Government. 1996 – The Prince of Wales divorces from Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke and Duchess ...
2000 – A new millennium and the Queen Mother’s 100th year. 2002– The Queen’s Golden Jubilee – 50 years on the throne. The Queen’s younger sister Princess Margaret and her mother, the Queen Mother, die. 2002– Philip asks an Indigenous Australian if they still throw spears at each other during a tour of Australia. 2005– The Prince of Wales marries Ca...
2010– Buckingham Palace announces Philip will step down as patron or president of more than a dozen organisations when he turns 90. December 2010– The Duke becomes a great-grandfather for the first time with the arrival of Peter and Autumn Phillips’ daughter Savannah. April 2011 – Prince William marries Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The Quee...
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
The Royal Wedding — 29 July 1981. The year 1980 dawned with an overhanging sadness in the royal family. The previous year Lord Louis Mountbatten, uncle of Prince Philip and mentor to Prince Charles, had been assassinated. This left a large gap in the Prince Charles' life at a time when the pressure placed upon him to settle down was at a peak.
27 de ago. de 2021 · The Princess Royal decided to break with the royal tradition of home births when she welcomed her eldest child, Peter Phillips, in 1977. 1981: A Royal Wedding Watched by the World. Tim Graham...
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9 de abr. de 2021 · A photo of the royal family in July 1969 shows Philip and the queen with their children: Charles, 21; Anne, 18; Prince Andrew, 9; and Prince Edward, 5. Associated Press. Philip in 1980...
4 de abr. de 2022 · This week marks a year since the death of Prince Philip on April 9, ... 1980s. 1980 – The SAS storms the Iranian Embassy in London. Runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe win Olympic gold.
