Prince Philip timeline: Not your average royal consort

Prince Philip in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 29, 1945. AP PHOTO AP1945

By Patricia D'Cunha

Posted April 9, 2021 7:42 am.

Last Updated April 9, 2021 8:29 am.

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 99.

Philip has been by his wife’s side for more than 70 years — the first five years as husband to then Princess Elizabeth and then as both husband and consort to the Queen. But the Duke of Edinburgh is not your average consort.

With files from Associated Press, HELLO! Canada, Maclean’s, Royal sources.

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