Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Kings and Queens podcast

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was the longest serving consort in British history. His commitment was remarkable with over 22,000 royal engagements. If Queen Elizabeth II is remembered as the greatest monarch in British history, it will be largely due to the support of her husband Prince Philip. On their golden wedding anniversary in 1997 she said, ‘Philip is a man who doesn’t take too easily to compliments, he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years and I and his family owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or he shall ever know.’

CHARACTERS

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Elizabeth/ Elizabeth II – Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms (1952-present)
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark – father of Prince Philip
Princess Alice of Battenburg – mother of Prince Philip
Constantine I – King of Greece (1913-17, 1920-22) uncle of Prince Philip
George I – King of Greece (1863-1913), grandfather of Prince Philip
Louis Mountbatten – uncle of Prince Philip
Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward – children of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Princess Margaret – sister of Elizabeth II
Princess Diana – former wife of Prince Charles
Prince William and Prince Harry – children of Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Camilla, duchess of Cornwall – second wife of Prince Charles
Meghan Markle – wife of Prince Harry
Kurt Hahn – headmaster of Gordonstoun
Victoria – Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901)