Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was born on 10 June 1921 in Corfu. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip was born a prince of Greece and Denmark on the island of Corfu, and his family went into exile when he was an infant. He was educated in Britain and Germany, served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and married Princess Elizabeth in 1947. When she became queen in 1952 he took on the role of consort, supporting her through decades of public duties. He founded the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for young people in 1956 and supported many charities, including environmental causes. The longest-serving consort in British history, he retired from public engagements in 2017 and died at Windsor Castle at 99.
Before and after
- 18 March 1921Peace of Riga
- 2 May 1921Birth of Satyajit Ray
- 21 May 1921Birth of Andrei Sakharov
- 8 June 1921Birth of Suharto
- 10 June 1921Birth of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- 21 June 1921Founding of International Hydrographic Organization
- 6 July 1921Birth of Nancy Reagan
- from 17 July 1921 to 1 November 1921Albanian–Yugoslav border war
- 18 July 1921Birth of John Glenn
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