Prince Philip: A timeline of the Duke of Edinburgh's extraordinary life
File photo dated 17/10/47 of the then Prince Philip of Greece, a month before his wedding to Princess Elizabeth. He was the Queen's husband and the royal family's patriarch, but what will the Duke of Edinburgh be remembered for? Issue date: A timeline of the Duke of Edinburgh's life: 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 ...