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23:14 GMT, Friday, 9 June 2006 00:14 UK

Prince Philip: A life in pictures

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Prince Philip is the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenburg.

Practising with the bow and arrow

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Philip's early years were spent in France but he came to England in 1928.

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He attended Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland where he excelled at sports

Prince Philip in Naval uniform

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After school, he joined the Royal Navy and saw active service in WWII

Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth celebrate their wedding day

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Philip married Princess Elizabeth in November 1947

Prince Philip playing polo

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Philip was one of the top polo players in Britain and also excelled at cricket

The Queen and Philip and their four children

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Royal family life in the 1960s, with the couple's four children, Anne, Charles, Andrew and Edward

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A birthday portrait of the Duke at 50 in 1971

The royal couple at the golden jubilee

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He has supported the Queen through more than 50 years of her reign

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Philip set up the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which has just celebrated its golden jubilee

Prince Philip at the Royal Windsor Show

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Philip's sporting passion lives on in the form of carriage driving

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