Prince Philip aka. The Duke of Edinburgh, will be 90 in June and to celebrate this, Windsor Castle is hosting an exhibition of photographs and other memorabilia of his life.
Prince Philip is possibly best known for his sometimes outspoken views and diplomatic “gaffs”, but this exhibition looks past all that and shows the princes’ life from a young child, through his marriage to Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth), right up to modern times.
The Prince was actually born into the Greek Royal family but after an uprising, his father (Prince Andrew) was accused of treason and the family were exiled to France. This is where Philip started his life and went to his first prep school. He would later move on to Cheam school in Surrey to continue his education and at 18 joined the Royal Navy which had played such a crucial role in saving his family from Greece.
Amongst items in the exhibition are the royal invitations for the wedding breakfast of Philip Mountbatten and Princess Elizabeth on the 20th November 1947. We even find out what the couple and their guests dined out on that day which included “Filit de Sole Mountbatten”, “Perdreau en Casserole” and “Bombe Glacee Princesse Elizabeth”.
Some of the artifacts from the exhibition are available on a BBC Royal family slideshow.
For details of the exhibition, see the Royal Collection web site.
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