Prince Philip: A life in pictures

Prince Philip is the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenburg.

Philip's early years were spent in France but he came to England in 1928.

He attended Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland where he excelled at sports

After school, he joined the Royal Navy and saw active service in WWII

Philip married Princess Elizabeth in November 1947

Philip was one of the top polo players in Britain and also excelled at cricket

Royal family life in the 1960s, with the couple's four children, Anne, Charles, Andrew and Edward

A birthday portrait of the Duke at 50 in 1971

He has supported the Queen through more than 50 years of her reign

Philip set up the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which has just celebrated its golden jubilee

Philip's sporting passion lives on in the form of carriage driving