For more than 70 years until his death on 9 April 2021, Prince
Philip was the Queen's constant companion and support, but his
vital role in the monarchy too often went largely unnoticed. Now,
in Ingrid Seward's superb new biography of the Duke of Edinburgh,
we get the chance to read the full story of his remarkable life and
achievements. Born into the Greek and Danish royal families in
1921, a descendant of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip's aristocratic
credentials were second to none. But, only 18 months after his
birth, the family had to be rescued by a British warship from the
island of Corfu after his father was exiled. His nomadic childhood
was spent in Germany, Paris and eventually England where he was
sent to boarding school. At the age of 18, while studying at
Dartmouth Naval College, he was asked to look after the King's two
daughters, 13-year-old Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, during a
royal visit. It was their first proper meeting and, only eight
years later, their marriage in 1947 brought new light to the
country after the perils of the war. But, within a few years, their
lives were transformed when in 1952 she became Queen Elizabeth II,
and he had to give up his naval career and learn a new role as
consort, deferring in public to the monarch and even having to give
up his surname. In Ingrid Seward's brilliant new biography, we see
how such a man of action coped with having to spend the next 70
years of his life walking two steps behind his wife. His reaction
was to create a role for himself, modernising the monarchy,
campaigning to protect the environment, supporting the sciences and
engineering, and inspiring the young through the Duke of Edinburgh
Awards. But, above all, he proved himself to be the Queen's most
valuable and loyal companion throughout her long reign. The TV
series The Crown has helped bring Prince Philip to the centre of
attention, but this superb biography not only examines the major
influences on his life but is packed with revealing
behind-the-scenes details and great insight. This first major
biography of Prince Philip for almost 30 years shines new light on
his complex character and extraordinary career.
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