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
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Town Harbour, now redeveloped as the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and a popular tourist and shopping destination. Prince Alfred sailed into Port Elizabeth on 6 August 1860 as a midshipman on HMS "Euryalus" and celebrated his 16th birthday among its citizens. Seven years later he sailed into Simon's Town as the Captain of HMS "Galatea". The Alfred Rowing Club was established in 1864 and was housed under the pier at Table Bay. It was named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the Cape in 1860. It is the oldest organised sporting club in South Africa. The Port Elizabeth