Prince Philip was born in 1921 to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. He was titled Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. The royal family was exiled when Prince Philip was eighteen months old. After the family fled Greece, they resided in Paris, where Prince Philip was educated. Despite the anti-German sentiment resulting from World War I, three of his sisters married German princes. During World War II, Prince Philip served in the Royal Navy. Obviously, he went on to marry the future Queen Elizabeth II and have children with her. He went on to serve as the Duke of Edinburg for over fifty years.

This book did a wonderful job of taking a look at the early life of Prince Philip, including his personal family tragedies and his exile from Greece. I bought this book because I started watching The Crown on Netflix, and realized I didn't know much about Prince Philip beyond him being the spouse of Queen Elizabeth II. I learned a great deal about him from this book, and also bought one about his mother that I have not gotten to yet. I also liked that it only covered a small section of his life, because it would have been a lot of information to cover with all of his activities and charity functions later in life. I enjoyed this book.