How prince philip gave up huge part of himself to marry queen

Prince Philip, 99, and Queen Elizabeth II, 94, have been married for more than seven decades and their enduring relationship is a symbol of national unity. However, in order to marry the

Queen (then Princess Elizabeth), the Duke of Edinburgh had to give up a key part of his identity. The Duke of Edinburgh served the crown for more than 60 years before his retirement from

royal life in 2017. However, he remains the Queen’s closest confidant to this day and the royal couple will have been glad to be in one another’s company at Windsor Castle during the

pandemic. Prince Philip famously gave up his budding naval career to serve the Crown when Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952, but there is another lesser-known sacrifice he made

ahead of their wedding. Prince Philip was born into the Danish and Greek royal families and was a blueblood in his own right before his marriage to Elizabeth. READ MORE: REASON PRINCE PHILIP

NOT KING CONSORT LINKED TO HISTORIC SNUB “Although an HRH and a royal duke at the time of the queen coming to the throne, titles given to Philip by George VI in anticipation of his

marriage, Philip was not a prince. “Previously a Prince of Greece and Denmark, he ceased to use these styles after becoming a naturalised British citizen months before his marriage. “Only in

1957 did the Queen create her husband a Prince of the United Kingdom.” On February 22, 1957, the palace issued the following statement: “The Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under

the Great Seal of the Realm bearing date February 22, 1957, to give and grant unto His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, GBE, the style and titular dignity of a Prince of the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Whitehall. “The Queen has been pleased to declare her will and pleasure that His 'Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh shall

henceforth be known as His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.” DON'T MISS HOW CAMILLA DUCHESS OF CORNWALL FINALLY WON BRITAIN AND US HEARTS [INSIGHT] MEGHAN MARKLE

WILL NOT KEEP RESCUE DOG AS HE DOESN’T LIKE HARRY [VIDEO] REASON PRINCE PHILIP NOT KING CONSORT LINKED TO HISTORIC SNUB [INSIGHT] While Prince Philip is officially the Queen’s Consort, the

reason he has never received a title to cement this role remains something of a mystery. Mr MacMarthanne added: “As to why Philip has never been created Prince Consort is open to

speculation, most likely it is a case of choice and taste. “All that is certain is that it is not a formal title, nor is it automatically assumed by the consort of a queen regnant.” Prince

Philip has been staying with the Queen at Windsor Castle since March but is normally based at Wood Farm on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. Since his retirement, the Duke has made Norfolk his

main home where he enjoys a quiet life away from the royal bubble. As the Queen spends most of the year at Buckingham Palace where she attends to royal duty, they are used to spending weeks

and sometimes months apart. The royal couple usually reunite in Scotland every July where the Queen takes her summer break. The Balmoral trip was up in the air due to coronavirus but it

seems likely the royal couple could travel there by helicopter in the weeks to come. Both the Queen and Prince Philip are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their age and every

precaution will be taken to ensure their safety as they leave lockdown.