Prince Philip celebrates his 93rd birthday today. He is both the longest-serving and oldest spouse of a reigning British monarch. He is also the oldest living male member of any British royal family
To mark the occasion, IBTimes UK present a pictorial look back at his life with the Queen. We begin with his engagement to Princess Elizabeth just after the second world war, and end with the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
July 9, 1947: Princess Elizabeth, Philip Mountbatten, Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother), King George VI and Princess Margaret pose in Buckingham Palace on the day the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was officially announcedAFPNovember 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth and Philip, now the Duke of Edinburgh, smile after their wedding ceremony in Westminster AbbeyCrown CopyrightThe royal couple hold their two children, Charles and Anne, at BalmoralAFPJune 2, 1953: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after her coronationAFPJuly 30, 1966: Prince Philip looks on as the Queen presents the World Cup trophy to the England captain, Bobby Moore, after they beat Germany in the finalAFPJune 2, 1971: Princess Anne, Prince Philip, the Queen Mother and the Queen watch the Derby at Epsom Downs RacecourseGettyJuly 29, 1981: The Queen and Prince Philip ride in the semi-state coach to St Paul's Cathedral for the wedding of their son Prince Charles to Lady Diana SpencerAFPSeptember 18, 1982: The Queen and Prince Philip welcome Prince Andrew back from the Falklands war, where he served as a helicopter pilotAFPJune 13, 1996: The Queen and Prince Philip attend the Beating the Retreat ceremony on Horseguards Parade in honour of his 75th birthdayReutersSeptember 5, 1997: The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen view the huge pile of flowers and tributes left outside Kensington Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of WalesAFPSeptember 6, 1997: The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles walk outside Westminster Abbey during the funeral service for Diana, Princess of WalesAFPDecember 31, 1999: The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen toast the new millennium during celebrations at the Millennium Dome in LondonAFPJune 16, 2001: Queen Elizabeth II stands on the Buckingham Palace balcony with the Queen Mother, Prince Philip and Prince Charles for the Trooping the Colour ceremonyReutersApril 5, 2002: Prince Andrew, Prince Charles, Prince Phillip and Princess Anne follow the gun carriage transporting the Queen Mother's coffin during her funeral processionAFPDecember 4, 2002: The Duke of Edinburgh stands next to a cartoon depicting the Queen as the landlady of the Old Vic from Eastenders, drawn by Trogg for the Golden JubileeAFPApril 9, 2005: The Prince of Wales and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose with Prince Harry, Prince William, Tom and Laura Parker Bowles, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen and Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle after their wedding ceremonyAFPOctober 22, 2006: The Duke of Edinburgh, in his role as the regiment's Colonel in Chief, visits The Queen's Royal Hussars in Basra, IraqMoDAn official photo released to mark their diamond wedding anniversary on November 19, 2007 shows the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh taking a walk together at BroadlandsAFPMarch 26, 2008: The Queen, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife Carla Sarkozy-Bruni and the Duke of Edinburgh review a guard of review during a welcome ceremony at Windsor CastleAFPApril 1, 2009: US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle meet the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham PalaceAFPNovember 18 2010: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh wear 3D glasses to watch a display during a visit to the University of SheffieldGettyApril 29, 2011: Prince William and Kate Middleton pose in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace with members of their families after their wedding. Front row: Grace van Cutsem, Eliza Lopes, Prince Philip, the Queen, Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Louise Windsor, William Lowther-Pinkerton. Back Row: Tom Pettifer, Camilla, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Michael Middleton, Carole Middleton, James Middleton and Philippa MiddletonAFPJune 4, 2011: The Duke of Edinburgh and the Countess of Wessex wait for the start of the Derby at Epsom Downs racecourseGettySeptember 3, 2011: The Queen and Prince Philip attend the Braemar Gathering and Highland Games in ScotlandGettyDecember 27, 2011: Prince Philip leaves Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, four days after being rushed in for heart surgery and mising the royal family's Christmas celebrationsAFPJune 3, 2012: The Queen and Prince Philip travel onboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River ThamesAFPJune 9, 2012: Prince Philip waves as he leaves hospital after five days of treatment for a bladder infection. He was taken to hospital in the midst of the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrationsAFPJune 16, 2012: Prince Philip speaks with Prince William and Kate Middleton on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour ceremonyReutersJune 6, 2014: Prime Minister David Cameron looks on as Prince Philip speaks to veteran Leonard Broomfield following a D-Day commemoration ceremony at the cathedral in BayeuxAFP
