Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh of Queen Victoria, through a purely female line. Philip has been portrayed by several actors including Stewart Granger ("The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana", 1982), Christopher Lee ("Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story", 1982), David Threlfall ("The Queen's Sister", 2005), James Cromwell ("The Queen", 2006), In "The Crown" (2016 onwards), he has been portrayed by Matt Smith and Finn Elliot and he will be played by Tobias Menzies in future episodes. Prince Philip appears as a fictional character in Nevil Shute's novel "In the Wet" (1952), Paul Gallico's novel "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Moscow", Tom Clancy's novel "Patriot