Prince Philip's ancestors buried in Whippingham churchyard
We have many memories of his visits to the Island. One of his most recent was a private visit to his grandparents’ grave at Whippingham. His grandmother, Princess Victoria, was daughter of Princess Alice, the second daughter of Queen Victoria. Princess Victoria married Prince Louis of Battenberg, a rising young officer in the Royal Navy. Their first daughter was named Alice, and it was she who married Prince Andrew of Greece. Alice’s son was Prince Philip. Prince Louis became Admiral of the Fleet, but, although he had taken British nationality at the age of 14, there was so much a...