Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921), is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War
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