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|name=Prince Philip

|name=Prince Philip

|birth_date=June 10, 1921 (age 99)

|birth_date=June 10, 1921 (age 99)

|birth_place=Greece

|birth_place=Corfu, Greece

|spouse=[[Elizabeth II]] (m. 1952)

|spouse=[[Elizabeth II]] (m. 1947)

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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, [[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]].