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[[Image:Prince_Phillip_of_Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh]]'''Prince Philip''', [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (born June 10, 1921 as Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), is the husband of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was born in [[Greece]] and was a prince of the Greek royal family. Evacuated to Britain after a revolutionary [[coup d'etat]] in his homeland, he became a naval cadet and served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Second World War]]. In 1947 he renounced his Greek and Danish titles and became a British citizen before marrying Princess Elizabeth, who became queen in 1952 upon the death of her father, King [[George VI]].

[[Image:Prince_Phillip_of_Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh]]'''Prince Philip''', [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (born June 10, 1921 as Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), is the husband of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was born in [[Greece]] and was a prince of the Greek royal family. Evacuated to Britain after a revolutionary [[coup d'etat]] in his homeland, he became a naval cadet and served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Second World War]], earning a [[Mention in Despatches]] for his actions during the Battle of Cape Matapan. In 1947 he renounced his Greek and Danish titles and became a British citizen before marrying Princess Elizabeth, who became queen in 1952 upon the death of her father, King [[George VI]].

Prince Philip cultivates a gruff and sometimes tactless persona, and affects to be impatient of court protocol. This lack of [[political correctness]] has led him to be mocked by some in the [[liberal]] [[media]], though others admire his directness and robust [[humor]].

Prince Philip cultivates a gruff and sometimes tactless persona, and affects to be impatient of court protocol. This lack of [[political correctness]] has led him to be mocked by some in the [[liberal]] [[media]], though others admire his directness and robust [[humor]].