Today we take a look at the early life of HRH Prince Philip, how he came to join the Royal Navy, what he accomplished in it, and when his naval career switched to one of Royal Service.

Prince Philip on his WW2 service:    • Prince Philip: The War Years - Duke O...  

Sources:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Prince...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prince-Phili...
https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/pr...
https://www.forces.net/news/prince-ph...
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/d...
https://www.royal.uk/early-life-and-e...
https://www.royal.uk/naval-career

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'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au