Did Prince Philip give two-finger signal to tell the world Anne was on the way?

Was this a two-finger signal to tell the world Anne was on the way? Picture in Malta that sparked Princess Elizabeth pregnancy rumours – as photographer, 93, pays tribute to ‘very popular’ Prince Philip Frank Attard, now 93, snapped them in 1950 at their Villa Guardamangia home There, the royal pair enjoyed an idyllic two … Read more

As dashing in his trunks as he was in a tuxedo… Prince Philip’s remarkable life in photos 

Epitomising a life of service, the Duke of Edinburgh dutifully served his country for more than 70 years as the Queen’s consort on royal tours, visits and functions. As a senior royal his every movement was followed by a photographer’s lens which captured thousands of images of His Royal Highness, either meeting people, sharing a … Read more

The Queen is using her two new dogs to help cope with the grief of Prince Philip’s death

The Queen is using her two new dogs to help cope with the grief of Prince Philip’s death, friends say When Philip was hospitalised this year, it emerged Queen got two new puppies Queen has owned more than 30 dogs over years latest believed to be gifts Royal biographer says corgis have been intensely loyal … Read more

Prince Philip was helping write book in his final days about his sister’s German hunting lodge home

Right up to the end of his life, the Duke of Edinburgh was working on a book about his family’s ancestral home in Germany – a mark of enduring devotion to his European relatives Right up to the end of his life, the Duke of Edinburgh was working on a book about his family’s ancestral … Read more

Copies of Prince Philip portrait will be auctioned for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme

Copies of portrait that ‘pleased’ Prince Philip will be auctioned for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme on what would have been his 100th birthday The original image painted by Gail Graham earned Prince Philip’s approval One hundred prints of the oil painting will go under the hammer on June 10  Funds raised at the … Read more

‘Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor’: Prince Philip is granted wish

In typically insouciant fashion, Prince Philip often remarked to the Queen when discussing his funeral: ‘Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor.’ Now it transpires that his wish will come true. Buckingham Palace yesterday announced that a ‘specially modified’ Land Rover, which the Duke himself helped design, … Read more

Katie Piper admires floral tributes for Prince Philip outside Buckingham Palace

Katie Piper certainly stood out from the crowd on Saturday as she admired the floral tributes left for Prince Philip outside Buckingham Palace. The TV personality, 37, caught the eye in a bright pink padded jacket as she and daughter Belle, seven, joined the small crowd outside the Royal residence following the death of the … Read more

Prince Philip’s 22,217 royal engagements started with a boxing match

With a debonair doff of his bowler hat and a quick wave to the crowd, Prince Philip ended his 22,219th – and final – solo engagement. In typically stoic style he had braved torrential rain to congratulate some Royal Marines on taking on a gruelling charity challenge, and joked they should have been ‘locked up’ … Read more

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We must reflect on the virtues Prince Philip represented

The life of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is one of such astonishing length and intensity, stretching so far back into the unreachable past and containing so much incident, adversity and adventure that it takes Shakespeare to sum it up: ‘We that are young shall never see so much, nor live so long.’ In fact the … Read more

Prince Philip’s birth certificate is unearthed after lying buried for 99 years in an archive

Prince Philip‘s birth certificate has been unearthed by The Mail on Sunday – after lying buried for almost a century in an archive close to the Greek villa where he was born. The document was written by hand in Katharevousa Greek, a purist version of modern Greek, by a priest named Spiriodon Tryfonas on the … Read more