I just read on Wiki she was the husband of current Queen Elizabeth II.

Why is he a Prince and not a King?

I don't know anything about his military career but I read the arguments here.

He was on a British ship in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ce-Philip-1945-mark-75-years-VJ-Day.html

He also had a splendid naval career during World War 2 and he was in combat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh#Naval_and_wartime_service

https://news.sky.com/story/prince-p...distinguished-royal-navy-career-12270446

Thanks, I’m sure you’ve enlightened quite a few of us

Cheers,
Slug

"I just read on Wiki she was the husband of current Queen Elizabeth II"

Way past nap time here methinks...

Anyway, good thing the duchess of cornhole has decided she's a Fauci fan, and will remain in seclusion while Harry goes home to deal with his grandmother, brother, sister in law and most of his former regiment going WTF?

May the Old Chap RIP.

Its easy to mock Royals and celebrities when you are a nobody. But some of them are actually doing their duties and serving, ironically.

I assume "she" is a typo

He was a prince, not a king, because he had no authority or power.

NFB,if you want to know all about Prince Philip then Lady Colin Campbell gave an excellent account of his life in this recent tribute.

Didn't you know? NFB is the official SimHQ regurgitator of information that you can just as easily look up online yourself.

By interesting coincidence, just the day before he passed, I had been watching some mini naval documentary on YouTube where it was mentioned in passing that Prince Phillip had been serving aboard one of the RN ships in combat. I'm not one of the royalty-worshipping types at all, but it's hard to not feel a little sentimental about the passing of such a long-lived and high profile WW2 vet.

Fully agree with you nhill40. As some others have previously mentioned here, he was really from a different era and hence different world from our current generation so I think that's why so much of his humor was seen as politically incorrect.

Don't know if it's still true of today's intake but certainly back in the 80s military (at least British) humour would have been frowned on by most of the general populace. I suspect that extended to most of the emergency services too & at university the future doctors were known for their (often controversial/poor taste) pranks. I think it goes with the territory but as the % of people that have served has declined it has probably stood out more as being "not the norm".

The Duke's medals as seen above, left to right:



Queen’s Service Order, New Zealand: This is awarded by the Government of New Zealand for service to the country

1939-1945 Star: A campaign medal of the British Commonwealth awarded for service during the Second World War.

Atlantic Star: Awarded this in 1945 for service in the Atlantic during the Second World War

Africa Star: Awarded in 1945 for service in Africa during the Second World War

Burma Star (with Pacific Rosette): Awarded for service in the Burma Campaign in the Second World War

Italy Star: Awarded for service in Italy and surrounding areas in the Second World War

War Medal 1939-1945, with Mention in Dispatches: Awarded to those who served in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 1939-45. The oak leaf on the ribbon denotes the Mention in Despatches.

King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937: These medals were made to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, 1953: A commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977: A commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002: A commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012: A commemorative medal created last year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne

Canadian Forces Decoration (4 Bars): This honorary award was presented to the Duke in April this year

New Zealand Commemoration Medal, 1990: This was awarded only during 1990 to around 3,000 people in recognition of contributions made to New Zealand life

Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal, 1992: This is a commemorative medal awarded by, or in the name of, the President of Malta

Greek War Cross, 1950: This is awarded for heroism in wartime to both Greeks and foreign allies. The Duke earned his for his bravery in fighting the Italians when they invaded Greece in 1941.

Croix de Guerre (France) with Palm, 1948: A French military decoration to honour people who fought with the Allies against Axis nations in the Second World War.

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Prince Phillip recounts his war experience.
RIP

Not really his actions during, the war but the war years as he remembers it.

short 49 min



long 268 min



RIP. Britain populace is in mourning.

Seeing the Queen sitting all by herself was a sad sight. Imagine being married for 73 years.

"Seeing the Queen sitting all by herself was a sad sight. Imagine being married for 73 years."

Imagine slapping your kids around for not being with their mom at dad's funeral.

Absolutely loved the pageantry though, maybe replace the royals with lotto winners?

Pretty sure that would work here.

The ceremony was very impressive. Nobody does ceremonies like the Brits.

& that's the reduced version ... :P

What an absolute wanker was the fellow who was interviewing Prince Philip about his was experience !! Some of the questions were so insipid as to be cringeworthy. You can to look on amazement/disgust on Philip's face sometimes at the stupidity of some of the questions. Philip did a great job of keeping a straight face ( and his cool ) though ...very matter of fact.

I agree. Prince Phillip had a lot of patience with him. I am glad he stuck it out and told his story.

I didn’t see the interview. Which questions by the interviewer were stupid?