Publisher's Synopsis
Born into the Greek and Danish royal families in 1921, a descendant of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip's aristocratic credentials were second to none. But, only 18 months after his birth, the family had to be rescued by a British warship from the island of Corfu after his father was exiled. At the age of 18, while studying at Dartmouth Naval College, he was asked to look after the Kings two daughters, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, during a royal visit. It was their first proper meeting and, only eight years later, their marriage in 1947 brought new light to the country after the perils of the war. But their lives were transformed when in 1952 she became Queen Elizabeth II.
