US Edition
Prince Philip’s life in pictures: the Duke of Edinburgh through the years
Prince Philip, died on April 9, 2021, aged 99. On the two-year anniversary of his death, we take a look at his appearances through the ages
Image: 1ß of 53
Source: Alastair Grant
Prince Philip and his friend Lord Burghley watch a relay race at White City athletics stadium in the late 1940s
Image: 2ß of 53
Source: AP
The Duke inspects a Guard of Honour of South Wales Borderers in front of the Residence of General Sir Richard Gale in Costedt, Germany
Image: 3ß of 53
Source: AP
Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten on the occasion of their engagement at Buckingham Palace in 1947
Image: 4ß of 53
Source: HULTON ARCHIVE
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh being driven by carriage to the London Guildhall where the Duke received the Freedom of the City of London in 1948
Image: 5ß of 53
Source: PA
Setting off on honeymoon 1948
Image: 6ß of 53
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in country music mode in the 1950s
Image: 7ß of 53
Source: Keystone
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip waving goodbye from the door of an Argonaut airliner before leaving London Airport for Nairobi. Kenya in 1952. She would return to the UK as Queen
Image: 8ß of 53
Source: AP
The Duke of Edinburgh visits Brisbane, Australia, in 1954
Image: 9ß of 53
With John F Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy at the Palace in 1961
Image: 10ß of 53
Source: Liz Haynes
14,000 children from all the Government and private schools in Malta greet the Royal couple. The Queen and the Duke spent two years living at the Villa Guardamangia in Valletta when the Duke was based there with the Royal Navy in the early years of their marriage
Image: 11ß of 53
Source: Popperfoto
The Duke of Edinburgh bowling the first ball in a cricket match at Combe, Oxfordshire where he opened a new recreation ground
Image: 12ß of 53
Source: PA
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Rome on their Royal Tour to Italy in 1961
Image: 13ß of 53
Source: Popperfoto
Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh as Air Commodore in Chief of the Air Training Corps attending a thanksgiving service commemorating the 21st anniversary of the formation of the Air Training Corps at St Clement Danes in London in 1962
Image: 14ß of 53
Source: PA
Prince Philip meets the Beatles in 1963
Image: 15ß of 53
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke leaving St Paul's Cathedral after the 150th Anniversary of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in July 1968
Image: 16ß of 53
Source: PA
The Duke visits the The Regiment Of The Queen's Royal Hussars in 1969 and takes a close look at 120mm gun on a Chieftan tank
Image: 17ß of 53
Credit: Bryan Jobson/Daily Mail/REX Shutterstock
The 1969 Royal Variety Performance: Sharing a joke with Tom Jones at the London Palladium
Image: 18ß of 53
Source: S&G
The Dukeis pictured among award winners at the Duke Of Edinburgh Award Scheme Day in the West Midlands
Image: 19ß of 53
Source: Rex
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, sit either side of a Native American in Kingston during the Royal Tour of Canada in July 1973
Image: 20ß of 53
Source: Popperfoto via Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during the State Opening of Parliament in Bridgetown, Barbados, during her Silver Jubilee tour of the Caribbean in 1977
Image: 21ß of 53
Source: Ron Bell
Carriage racer Philip looking fed-up in 1978
Image: 22ß of 53
Source: Rex
President and Mrs. Reagan welcome Prince Philip to the White House in July 1982 for coffee and a chat. His Royal Highness was in the country on a private visit in connection with his position as International President of the World Wildlife Fund
Image: 23ß of 53
Source: UPI
The Queen cuts a ribbon in the engine room of the Royal Yacht Britannia, watched by the Duke of Edinburgh and Admiral Bob Woodward (L), to mark the ship's one millionth mile on the same engine in 1994
Image: 24ß of 53
Source: Martin Keene
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip received by Nelson Mandela in South Africa, March 20, 1995
Image: 25ß of 53
Source: Ian Jones
The Queen and the Duke on the Great Wall of China at the Bedaling Pass, 50 miles north-west of Beijing in 1986
Image: 26ß of 53
Source: Ron Bell
Royal Yacht Britannia final farewell. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh leave the Royal Yacht Britannia for the last time after her decommissioning ceremony in Portsmouth on December 11 1997
Image: 27ß of 53
Source: PA
Viewing the floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, at Buckingham Palace in London, September 5, 1997
Image: 28ß of 53
Source: AP
The Queen and Prince Philip meet Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, October 2000
Image: 29ß of 53
Source: AP
On the Queen's Golden Jubilee tour in Leicester 2002
Image: 30ß of 53
Source: Ian Jones
The Duke is given a rapturous reception in Catford, London during the Queen's Jubilee tour of 2002
Image: 31ß of 53
Source: Ian Jones
The Duke surprised his indigenous hosts at Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia in 2002 when he asked them "Do you still throw spears at each other?"
Image: 32ß of 53
Source: Fiona Hanson,
Prince Philip escorts the Queen during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, on November 26, 2003
Image: 33ß of 53
Source: Russell Boyce/Reuters
A surprise visit to see The Queen's Royal Hussars in Basra, Iraq in 2006
Image: 34ß of 53
Source: PA
At the White House with President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in May 2007
Image: 35ß of 53
Source: Reuters
Sharing a joke with France's first lady Carla Bruni in 2008
Image: 36ß of 53
Credit: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire
The Duke of Edinburgh dips into Ken Clarke's purse (in the Norman Porch) after the State Opening of Parliament in 2012
Image: 37ß of 53
Source: Geoff Pugh
Princess Anne and Prince Philip smile on Day 2 of the London Olympic games in 2012
Image: 38ß of 53
Source: Getty
The Duke meets Ian 'Spike' Betterton, Chair of The Friends of St Georges Park, Kidderminster at the Guildhall in Worcester 11 July 2012
Image: 39ß of 53
Source: Heathcliff O'Malley for The Telegraph
Presenting campaign medals to members of 40 Commando at the regiment's homecoming parade in 2013
Image: 40ß of 53
Source: PA
As patron of the Britain-Australia Society, the Duke presents Kylie Minogue with the Britain-Australia Society Award for 2016 during a private audience in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in April 2017
Image: 41ß of 53
Source: AP
The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II pose for a photograph with Spain's King Felipe and his wife, Queen Letizia before a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London during a three day State Visit by the Spanish royals in July 2017
Image: 42ß of 53
Source: Matt Dunham/AP
The Duke of Edinburgh attending the Captain General's Parade as his final individual public engagement, at Buckingham Palace in London - August 2, 2017
Image: 43ß of 53
Source: Yui Mok/PA
In the grounds of Buckingham Palace, Prince Philip celebrated the achievements of servicemen who have taken part in the 1664 Global Challenge, a series of strength and endurance feats raising funds and awareness for the Royal Marines Charity
Image: 44ß of 53
Source: Yui Mok/PA
The Duke joins his family to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018
Image: 45ß of 53
Source: Alexi Lubomirski/PA Wire
Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle for her wedding to Prince Harry watched by (middle row from left) the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
Image: 46ß of 53
Source: Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Back at Windsor in October 2018, His Royal Highness celebrates the marriage of Princess Eugenie of York and Mr Jack Brooksbank
Image: 47ß of 53
Source: Alex Bramall/PA Wire
Members of the Order of Merit, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Sir David Attenborough speak ahead of a luncheon at Windsor Castle on May 7 2019
Image: 48ß of 53
Source: Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joined by her mother Doria Ragland, show their new son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, May 2019
Image: 49ß of 53
Source: Chris Allerton/SussexRoyal
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watches Lady Louise Windsor compete in the Private Driving Class during the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2019
Image: 50ß of 53
Source: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images
Back behind the wheel after his car crash in January 2019, albeit on private land, the Duke speaks with the Queen at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
Image: 51ß of 53
Source: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images
May 2019 also saw the Duke attend the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle
Image: 52ß of 53
Source: Stave Parsons/Pool/Getty Images
The Duke of Edinburgh leaves King Edward VII Hospital in London, after being admitted on December 20 2019, for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition
Image: 53ß of 53
Source: Philip Toscano/PA Wire