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Monday 14 May 2012

At 90: the life and times of Prince Philip in pictures

At 90: the life and times of Prince Philip in pictures








Prince Philip was born on 10 June 1921. He is pictured above in July 1922





Prince Philip of Greece, dressed in Greek national costume, is seen in this undated photo, when he attended the MacJannet American School in the Paris suburb of St Cloud. This picture was signed and presented to Donald R MacJannet, by Prince Philip on his ninth birthday in 1930.


July 1947: A picture taken after the announcement of the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip





20 November 1947: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip leave Westminster Abbey in London after their wedding ceremony



1947: Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip pose during their honeymoon in Malta, where he was stationed with the Royal Navy



1 December 1948: The Queen holds Prince Charles in his christening gown, while her husband the Duke Of Edinburgh looks on


2 June 1953: The Duke of Edinburgh with Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation




5 June 1961: American President John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace


9 April 1968: The Queen and Duke Of Edinburgh with sons, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and daughter Princess Anne in the garden at Frogmore Estate, Berkshire

20 November 1972: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh pose with their children for a Silver Wedding Anniversary group photo in the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace



20 November 1972: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh pose with their children for a Silver Wedding Anniversary group photo in the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace


29 July 1981: The Queen, the Prince of Wales, Princess Diana and the Duke Edinburgh stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the wedding of Charles and Diana


4 August 1982: Diana, Princess of Wales holds her son Prince William, while her husband the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen and the Queen Mother look on at Buckingham Palace after Prince William's christening ceremony


26 October 1982: The Queen takes a photo of her husband during their visit to the South Sea Islands of Tuvalu


6 September 1997: The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales follow the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales, to Westminster Abbey during her funeral

13 May 2005: The Duke of Edinburgh rides on a mini motorbike during the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Home Park, Windsor Castle


22 October 2006: The Duke of Edinburgh talks to members of the Queen's Royal Hussars during a surprise visit to Iraq to see British troops serving in Basra


18 November 2007: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pose at Broadlands, before their Diamond Anniversary

24 May 2011: Queen Elizabeth II poses with US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a State Banquet




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