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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal ...
The British monarchy asserts that the name Mountbatten-Windsor is used by members of the royal family who do not have a surname, when a surname is required. [1] For example, Anne, Princess Royal, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, children of Queen Elizabeth II, used the surname Mountbatten-Windsor in official marriage registry entries in 1973 and 1986 respectively. [3]
The title of "Prince Consort" has only been held by Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, never received an official style as the consort, his princely title being Danish, but was raised to the peerage of England as the Duke of Cumberland in 1689, several years before his wife's accession in 1702.
The United Kingdom is in mourning. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 99. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s Love Story Read article Buckingham Palace ...
Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, welcomed their first child, Lady Louise, on November 8, 2003.She was named Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor. James, Earl of Wessex ...
The royal couple spent seven decades together as husband and wife before Prince Philip's death in 2021.
In his active years, Philip helped set a new course for the monarchy under a young queen, championing Britain itself. Prince Philip, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99 Skip to ...
The Mountbatten family is a British family that originated as a branch of the German princely Battenberg family.The name was adopted by members of the Battenberg family residing in the United Kingdom on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor.