Is Prince Philip of England from Greece?
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was born in Greece, but he is not Greek. He was born on June 10, 1921, on the Greek island of Corfu, to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. His father was a younger son of King George I of Greece, while his mother was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Prince Philip's family was forced to flee Greece in 1922 after his uncle, King Constantine I, was deposed. He spent his childhood in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where he attended school. In 1947, he married Princess Elizabeth, who later became Queen Elizabeth II. He became a British subject in 1939 and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He is a member of the House of Windsor and has been the Duke of Edinburgh since his marriage to the Queen. He is not considered Greek, despite being born in Greece, as he does not have Greek citizenship and has not lived in Greece since 1922.