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Prince Philip: The Queen of England consort who became an errand boy

The late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. [Courtesy]

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died in London recently, two months short of clocking a century. Born into royalty in June 1921, he rolled Danish, Greek, German, and English blood into one initial Mountbatten body.

During World War II, Philip, a Royal Navy officer, married his third cousin, Princess Elizabeth, lost his Mountbatten name, and was absorbed into Windsor as Duke of Edinburgh.

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