The Truth About Prince Philip's Life Before He Met The Queen

Mar 18 2021

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The Duke of Edinburgh wasn't Prince Philip's first royal title, as he was a Greek and Danish prince long before he was an English royal. From his painful childhood to his service in the navy, here's the truth about Prince Philip's life before he met Queen Elizabeth. Prince Philip was originally known as Prince Philip of Greece, because he was, in fact, born in Greece. Before he met Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip was born on a kitchen table at Mon Repos, a summer residence for the British High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands on the island of Corfu. His family was Greek and Danish nobility; his grandfather was a Danish prince brought to Greece to become the king. Prince Philip's parents were Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, and according to Town & Country, Prince Philip stood sixth in line to the Greek throne. His father was next in line after his brother, King Constantine. Prince Philip also had four sisters, with whom he shared his early life in Greece. But perhaps most interestingly, and incestuously, he is a great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, as is Queen Elizabeth II. That makes them third cousins. Keep watching to see The Truth About Prince Philip's Life Before He Met The Queen. #PrincePhilip #RoyalFamily #TheQueen Born in Greece | 0:00 Greek nobility | 1:04 Fleeing Greece | 1:55 Freud and his mother | 2:29 Bubbikins | 3:41 Childhood in France | 4:34 Raised by British royalty | 5:16 A scattered education | 5:56 A tragic plane crash | 6:32 German in-laws | 7:26 Fast cars | 8:24 A naval cadet | 9:13 A teenage love affair | 10:06 Naval career | 10:38