Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the oldest and longest-serving royal consort in British history, marked another remarkable milestone on Wednesday: He turned 99.
retired from public duties in 2017But even without the virus crisis, Philip would have sought to downplay public folderol about his birthday, in keeping with his non-nonsense personality.The Queen Mother died in 2002,The royal couple, who have been married since 1947, are distant cousins, both descended from Queen Victoria.
Philip was born June 10, 1921, on the Greek island of Corfu, son of a prince of the Greek and Danish royal families. Ethnically, he is mostly a Danish royal , with big doses of German and English royalty in his blue blood.
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