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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Philip met the Princess

1939
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England, United Kingdom

In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. During the visit, the Queen and Louis Mountbatten asked Philip to escort the King's two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, who were Philip's third cousins through Queen Victoria, and second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark.


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