Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921, the only son and fifth and final child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Philip's four elder
Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser mid-August to protect troop convoys arriving from India. While on escort duty they captured three German merchantmen. The two sisters rejoined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in December 1914, which had transferred to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. "Black Prince" became separated from the fleet when darkness fell and was sunk with all hands by German battleships later that night. "Duke of Edinburgh" was not damaged during the battle and was the only ship of her squadron to survive. After Jutland "Duke of Edinburgh" was ordered to reinforce the patrols north of the