Person    | Male  Born 10/6/1921  Died 9/4/2021

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Categories: Royalty, Seriously Famous

Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death.

2017: The Telegraph reports his claim to be the 'world's most experienced plaque-unveiler'. He announced his retirement from public life a few days later, and unveiled his last plaque on 2 August 2017.

2018: We learnt that Matt, cartoonist at the Telegraph, celebrated the Prince's retirement with a drawing, showing curtains around a plaque which reads "unveil your own damn plaque".

He died, aged 99 years, on 9 April 2021.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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Cheam School

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Joint Service Defence College - 40th anniversary

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Kensington Town Hall - Royal Golden Wedding

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Battersea Park bandstand

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Canadian Memorial

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Captain Binney

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Cunningham bust

Unveiled by Prince Philip in 1967. Inside the bust there is a ½ pint Guinness...

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Enfield Market - 700 years

The Old Enfield Charitable Trust Enfield Market - Her Majesty The Queen, acco...

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