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July 1922

Philip, pictured here shortly after his first birthday, was born in Greece but was exiled from the country when his uncle, King Constantine, was forced to abdicate the throne. When Philip was 18 months old, he was evacuated with his family via the Royal Navy ship, the HMS Calypso, with the toddler traveling in an orange crate to avoid being seen.

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July 1935

Philip, who relocated to Paris with his family for about a decade, was educated in both France and Germany before he was sent to boarding school in Scotland. As one of Gordonstoun's first students, Philip paved the way for other members of the royal family who would follow his footsteps, including sons Charles, Andrew, and Edward, and Princess Anne's children, Peter and Zara. Here, 14-year-old Philip prepares for a school production of Macbeth.

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January 1939

Philip, 17, participates in a game of cricket while studying his final year at Gordonstoun. He would join the Royal Navy shortly after and serve in the British forces during World War II.

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January 1946

Philip is photographed in uniform shortly after the end of World War II. At 24, Philip had already been in frequent contact with Princess Elizabeth, his second cousin once removed, for nearly seven years. In the summer of 1946, Philip asked King George VI for permission to marry Elizabeth, but the couple would not announce the news until the Princess' 21st birthday the following year.

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July 1947

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip pose shortly after announcing their engagement at Buckingham Palace. Earlier that year, Philip abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles to become a naturalized British subject via his maternal grandparents, who had the surname Mountbatten.

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November 1947

Princess Elizabeth and the newly-named Duke of Edinburgh are photographed on their wedding day on Nov. 20, 1947. The nuptials took place at Westminster Abbey and was broadcast on BBC radio to 200 million listeners around the world. After the wedding, Elizabeth took the title of Princess became Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh. The title lasted until 1952, when Elizabeth became Queen.

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November 1947

Newlyweds Philip and Elizabeth smile during a walk on their honeymoon at Broadlands in Hampshire, which was the home of Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten.

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April 1949

Philip plays with Charles, 5 months, at Buckingham Palace. Philip and Elizabeth would welcome three more children: Princess Anne (1950), Prince Andrew (1960), and Prince Edward (1964).

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August 1951

Prince Philip is photographed at his desk in Clarence House, where he and Elizabeth resided with Charles and Anne until 1952. Shortly before this photo was taken, Philip had officially ended his active naval career, which had included a post in Malta.

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September 1952

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, and their children Anne and Charles pose while holidaying at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Seven months earlier, Elizabeth was made Queen after the passing of her father, King George VI. As per royal protocol concerning the appropriate time period for mourning a monarch, Elizabeth's coronation took place the following June.

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June 1953

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave at the crowds from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace on the Queen's Coronation Day. The ceremony, which was televised, took 14 months of preparation; Philip, forever the jokester, reportedly asked his wife, "Where did you get that hat?" during the coronation.

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December 1958

Prince Philip poses for an official portrait taken inside Buckingham Palace. Not long after Elizabeth became Queen, Philip received several appointments, including Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, Air Commodore-in-Chief, and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

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December 1958

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth pose in a now-iconic photo during an official portrait session at Buckingham Palace.

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September 1960

Philip and Elizabeth enjoy a picnic with their children Charles, Anne, and 7-month-old Andrew on the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Years later, at a celebration for their silver anniversary, Elizabeth said in a speech, "If I am asked what I think about family life after 25 years of marriage, I can answer with equal simplicity and conviction, I am for it."

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June 1961

Philip and Elizabeth greet U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy at a banquet held at Buckingham Palace. JFK later wrote about the evening in a birthday letter to the Queen. Via CNN, part of the letter read, “May I also at the same time say how grateful my wife and I are for the cordial hospitality offered to us by your Majesty and Prince Philip during our visit to London last Monday. We shall always cherish the memory of that delightful evening.”

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March 1964

Prince Philip shakes Ringo Starr's hand while meeting the Beatles at the Carl Alan Awards in Leicester Square. The following month, the group would make Billboard history by occupying all top five positions of the Hot 100 chart with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me."

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February 1970

Philip and Elizabeth pose with son Charles, 21, and daughter Anne, 19, in the salon of Sandringham House in Norfolk, England. The portrait was taken ahead of the family's royal tour of Australia in celebration of the bi-centenary of Captain James Cook's journey up the east coast of Australia in 1770.

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September 1976

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and a pupper sit on a couch that matches the green carpet of their home in Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

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May 1980

Prince Philip smiles while driving a carriage at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Philip was a key player in the development of carriage driving as a competitive sport.

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July 1981

Prince Philip looks at the crowd from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace as Princess Diana and Prince Charles wave on their wedding day. Diana and Charles were wed at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in a ceremony watched by an estimated 1 billion people around the world.

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