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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'état]] 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]].
[[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'état]] 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]]<ref>Moody, John (August 3, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/03/prince-philip-grandfather-political-incorrectness.html Prince Philip, the grandfather of political incorrectness]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.</ref> has led him to be mocked by some in the [[liberal]] [[media]], though others admire his directness and robust [[humor]].
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