Prince Philip visited Chennai twice Updated: Updated: Prince of Arcot recalls the visits Share Article AAA Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali and his wife Sayeeda Abdul Ali showing the royal scrolls to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Chennai.
Prince of Arcot recalls the visits Britain’s late Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, visited Chennai twice along with the Queen in 1961 and 1997. Historian V. Sriram recalls a photograph where the Prince was seated at the back of the open car along with the former President R. Venkataraman during his visit in 1961. The royal couple had attended lunch at Chettinad House then.