Philip Collection

Bala Lake Railway guard Bob Davies at work on the platform at Bala. In 1988, Mr Davies had worked on the railway for 48 years Date: 1988

Ashleworth Tithe Barn, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire, England. The barn was built about 1500 by the canons of St Augustine s, Bristol. After the Dissolution, the barn passed into secular use

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother) De Laszlo
Portrait by Philip de Laszlo of the Duchess of York (1900-2002), formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Philip Neri
ST FILIPPO (Philip) NERI popular and venerated Italian preacher known as the Apostle of Rome for his skill in winning converts; he founded the Oratorian community

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1920), pictured in uniform at Admiral of the Fleet. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II and the Kennedys
President John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie, pictured with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at a State dinner party given at Buckingham Palace during a visit by the Kennedys

Alexander & Bucephalus
ALEXANDER THE GREAT Young Alexander impresses his father, Philip of Macedon and his courtiers by taming the wild horse Bucephalos

Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London. Designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England Date: 1951

Princess Elizabeth and Lt Philip Mountbatten - Engagement
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh) (1921)

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print)

EBOLI, Ana Mendoza de la Cerda, princess of (1540-1592). Spanish dame of the court of Philip II. Portrait by an anonymous author. Painting. Private Collection

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Wheelwright makinbg wooden wheels, Blists Hill, Ironbridge
A skilled wheelwright works on a wooden cart wheel in his workshop at Blists Hill Working Museum, Ironbridge, Shropshire. First published The Independent newspaper Date: 1989

Miner and canary
Staffordshire coal miner gently holds the last canary to work down a British coal mine. Canaries were used to detect poisonous and dangerous gas in mines Date: 1986

HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921) pictured at the time of his engagement to Princess Elizabeth. Date: 1947

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire
He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn. Mr Rogers died aged 88 in 2003. First published The Times Date: 1987

Inside the clock face of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Prince Philip at Lynden Manor with his cousins
H.R.H. Prince Philip of Greece (now Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) pictured with his cousins Lady Tatiana Mountbatten and David, Earl of Medina at the home of his uncle and aunt

Prince Philip, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-). Date: circa 1948

HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, HonFRAeS, RAeS Honorary President 1966, in the uniform of Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Date: 1966

Marriage certificate, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Marriage certificate of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)

Battenberg children
The four children of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Princess Victoria of Hesse. Clockwise from left: Princess Louise, later Lady Louise Mountbatten (1889-1965)

Royal Wedding 1947
A page from The Tatler entitled, Happiness was the Keynote with two photographs of the wedding day of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip)

Royal Wedding 1947 - crowds at Romsey
Huge crowd of well wishers waiting in the churchyard of Romsey Abbey to catch a glimpse of the newlywed Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth II - Royal family at Frogmore
Queen Elizabeth II and family pose on the steps of Frogmore House in April 1965. From left, Prince Andrew looking cheeky, Princess Anne, the baby Prince Edward in the arms of his mother, the Queen

ILN Royal Wedding Number November 1947 by Terence Cuneo

Tatler cover: Queen Elizabeth II and her family
The Tatler front cover featuring a photograph taken in June 1959, of the Queen Elizabeth II with her housband, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and their children

Lords Castle, Barbados, West Indies
Lords Castle, Saint Philip, Barbados, West Indies -- a Georgian mansion which belonged to a bucaneer, Sam Lord, and later became a hotel. Date: circa 1910

Ethel Snowden Suffragist. Ethel Snowden (1880-1951) portrait. Mrs. Philip Snowden, member of the N.U.W.S.S, married to Philip Snowden M.P

King George VI
Painting by Philip de Laszlo of King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 18951952) - King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11th December 1936 until his

TEA CUP, 1890. English newspaper advertisement for Phillips Wedgwood China, 1890

Daily Sketch front cover - 1953 Coronation
Front cover of the Daily Sketch magazine from June 3rd 1953, the day after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with a photograph of the duke of Edinburgh paying homage to his wife after the ceremony

Tatler front cover / Prince Philip, July 1962
Prince Philip playing polo for Windsor Park against Silver Leys, photographed for the front cover of The Tatler in 1962. A well-known and skilful polo player

Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965
The royal family photographed at Frogmore in April 1965. The Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew

Queens Visit to Uganda
ELIZABETH II arrives with the Duke of Edinburgh who shakes hands with the Mugabi of Ankole at Katunguru during a short visit to Uganda in 1954

Princess Alice of Greece
Princess Alice of Battenberg, Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), c. 1916. Alice was the daughter of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and is the mother of Prince Philip

The Court Yard, Standen, East Grinstead, 1900. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1900. Standen was a house designed in Arts and Crafts style by Philip Webb

Admiral Philip Louis Vian
A portrait of Admiral Philip Louis Vian, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Navy Home Fleet. Born in 1864, Vian had served on several Royal Navy ships during World War I

Elizabeth Ii / Philip 1947
ELIZABETH II with her fiance, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, in 1947

Duke of Edinburgh presenting trophy at Rugby League final
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh presenting the trophy to the captain of Barrow after they had defeated Workington Town in the 1955 rugby league cup final. Date: 1953

Astleys Amphitheatre
Philip Astleys amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London : loved by Dickens, this was also the scene of clowns such as Grimaldi, and popular melodrama

Saint Hermione
The virgin Hermione was one of the four daughters of deacon Philip, mentioned in Acts of the Apostles. She was decapitated in the reign of the emperor Trajan. Date: 1st - 2nd century

Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse wedding
Wedding group photograph following the marriage of Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, to Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine at the Schlosskirche

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Dr. Stephen Ward, 1961
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as drawn from life at Buckingham Palace by Doctor Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Battenberg family
Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921), 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, later Lord Louis Mountbatten with his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse (1863-1950) and four children

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"Philip: A Life of Royal Connections and Enduring Love" In the year 1954, a young Philip found himself in the presence of greatness as he stood alongside Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. Little did he know that this encounter would mark the beginning of an extraordinary journey. As fate would have it, Philip's path intertwined with royalty once again when he crossed paths with the Duchess of York, also known as Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother. The portrait by De Laszlo captured their shared grace and elegance. But Philip's connections extended far beyond British borders. He shared his name with Saint Philip Neri, a renowned Italian priest known for his compassion and devotion to others. Perhaps these qualities resonated within him throughout his life. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - a title that became synonymous with duty and dedication. His unwavering support for Queen Elizabeth II was evident in every public appearance they made together, including their memorable encounters with the Kennedys. Yet behind closed doors, there was more to this remarkable man than meets the eye. Like a miner relying on a canary deep underground, Prince Philip provided unwavering strength to those around him during challenging times. Love blossomed between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten leading to their engagement announcement. Their union symbolized hope amidst post-war Britain's recovery during the Festival of Britain in 1951 – epitomized by The Skylon towering over London's South Bank. Just as Alexander had Bucephalus by his side through conquests untold; so too did Queen Elizabeth II find her steadfast companion in Prince Philip throughout her reign. Together they faced triumphs and tribulations alike while remaining united at heart. Their coronation day at Buckingham Palace in 1953 marked not only a momentous occasion but also showcased their unbreakable bond before all who witnessed it – an enduring love story etched into history forevermore.