ABOUT PRINCE PHILIP
Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen instagramstar.html">Elizabeth II . He earned the distinction of being the longest-serving and oldest spouse of a reigning British monarch.
He joined the Royal Navy when he was eighteen years old. That same year, he began corresponding with his third cousin, thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth.
As Chairman of the Coronation Commission, he was the first member of the royal family to fly in a helicopter.
He had four children: Prince Andrew , Duke of York; Anne , Princess Royal; Prince Edward ; and singer.html">King Charles III .
His son, King Charles III , became the heir to the British throne and was crowned king in 2023.
