September 18, 2016

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. After an engagement of five months, he married Elizabeth on November 20, 1947. Just before the wedding, the King granted him the style of His Royal Highness and the title Duke of Edinburgh. His wife made him a Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957. Philip has four children with Elizabeth: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.