Edinburgh. Born in Greece, Philip would go onto spend countless summers as a key Royal with his wife the Queen at their summer residence in Balmoral, Aberdeenshire.
His Royal Highness would often be seen by Her Majesty's side as the pair visited local Highland Games events and attended services at Crathie Kirk.
He was also met by thousands of Scots during his decades carrying out royal roles, including the many school children who met him through the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.The fifth child and first son of Prince Andrew and Princess Alice of Greece, was born on the 21st of April 1921, delivered on the kitchen table of his parents 'ramshackle villa, Mon Repos, on Corfu.According to his elder sister Sophie, he was a fat baby with pure white.
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