Prince Philip visited Australia more than 20 times over 72 years â with and without the Queen By Jane Connors AprApril 2021 at 8:02pm The Queen and Prince Philip watch a cultural performance near Cairns, in 2002 during her golden jubilee tour. ( Print text only Cancel When the British battleship HMS Ramillies sailed into Sydney Harbour on March 14, 1940, the crew included an 18-year-old midshipman, Philip Mountbatten (also known as Philip, Prince of Greece). It would be first of more than 20 visits to these shores for Prince Philip â who died on Friday â with or without his wife, the Queen. The Ramillies stayed in the Garden Island dockyards for a couple of weeks while the high-profile young sailor enjoyed the hospitality of posh Sydney families and a welter of dances, parties and outdoor sports.