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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

British naval vessel HMS Calypso evacuated Prince Andrew's family

1922
France

The British naval vessel HMS Calypso evacuated Prince Andrew's family, with Philip carried to safety in a cot made from a fruit box. Philip's family went to France, where they settled in the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud in a house lent to them by his wealthy aunt, Princess George of Greece and Denmark.


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