Everything there is to know about Prince Philip

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, met his future wife when he was only 18 years old. Today, he now has a relationship totaling 70 years to Queen Elizabeth II. Throughout her reign, Prince Philip has been there by the Queen’s side, with many wondering as to why he continues to remain a prince when of course his wife is the Queen of England. Although now Prince Phillip keeps a low profile, heavily due to his age there are some skeletons in his closet you may not have expected.

The Queens funny nickname

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II have been married for an outstanding 70 years. Dame Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the movie The Queen and it is here that we find out Prince Philip’s adorably odd nickname.

Filmmaker Peter Morgan said, “I inquired in royal circles and was told on very good authority that that is what the Duke sometimes calls the Queen.” In the movie, Prince Philip can be heard calling his wife “Cabbage”!

Family Feud

Prince Philip actively served in the Royal Navy from 1939 until 1952. He graduated from the Royal Navy College in Dartmouth were at just 21 years old he became the first lieutenant of HMS Wallace. During the invasion of Sicily in 1943, Prince Philip saved his ship from attack.

Not long after he joined the Navy, while on a tour in 1939 he met and fell in love with Elizabeth. Shockingly, when serving in World War II with the British forces, his two brothers-in-law (who were married to his older sisters) were on the opposing German side!

The Church of Phil

Prince Philip is worshipped as a god by a sect of people on the island of Tana, Vanuatu. When knowledge of the “Prince Philip Movement” was brought to the consort himself, it was suggested he send them a signed portrait.

Philip agreed, and the grateful villagers sent him a pig-killing club in return. He sent them another portrait back, featuring the consort himself posing with the club.

Philip and Elizabeth Are Cousins

Perhaps shocking to some, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II are actually cousins! This isn’t an uncommon thing for the Royal family with the previous Queen Victoria marrying her cousin, known to us as Prince Albert. Its a common thing for the royal family to turn to cousins when it comes to marriage as they like to stay within the same class title.

They are related as third cousins through Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Through another royal connection, they are also second cousins (once removed).