Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh had a turbulent youth. Born in Corfu, and a member of the Greek and Danish Royal families, his parents and siblings were forced to flee to Britain following the tumultuous years of World War One in Greece. His mother, a Schizophreniac, ended up in a mental asylum, while his father absconded to Monte Carlo to live the life of a playboy, leaving the young prince in the care and responsibility of relatives.
His time in the Schule Schloss boarding school of his brother-in-law the Margrave of Baden came to an abrupt end with the onset of the Nazi regime, and he fled, along with his Jewish mentor, headmaster Kurt Hahn, to Scotland, where he finished his schooling at Gordonstoun under his tutelage, and then enrolled in the Royal Naval Academy. At the outbreak of World War 2, Philip excelled in his studies and his military service - as a foreigner - to the United Kingdom, being decorated for his decisive tactics against night raid attacks, and in the Battle of Cape Matapan. In this short excerpt, we look briefly at Philip's Wartime record and his correspondence with Princess Elizabeth, whom he would marry in 1947. This excerpt is part of our video on Prince Philip, which you can view in its entirety here:
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