Duke of Edinburgh
Featured below: “Accurate Tv Psychic DeAna, meets and greets the Duke of Edinburgh at an award ceremony”. The Duke joined DeAna and her guests for a cosy chat before the event started and returned after he had given out around 20 awards to young athletes. DeAna and the Duke of Edinburgh found conversation easy, and spoke about everything from “kayaking” to “the community”.A few words from DeAna:
” I was pleasantly surprised at how ‘normal’ the Duke of Edinburgh was. He was actually really friendly. He really made me laugh when he asked one of the young athletes “does being squashed in a kayak all those hours give you blisters on your bum?” The Duke was smaller than I initially judged him to be, his big personality and vibrant aura elevated his physical stance, easily making him the center of attention and giving the illusion of a far bigger physical presence. It was a nice event and meeting the Duke was a livley experience.”
About the Duke of EdinburghThe Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921, Greece) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Originally a Greek subject and a Prince of Greece and Denmark, he renounced these titles and his allegiance to marry the Princess Elizabeth. Prince Philip is a member of the Danish Royal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, from Northern Germany. Prior to his marriage, King George VI created him Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich with the style of Royal Highness. In 1957, Philip was created a Prince of the United Kingdom by The Queen. In addition to his royal duties, the Duke of Edinburgh is also the patron of many organisations, including the Duke of Edinburgh Award, the World Wildlife Fund, and he is Chancellor of both the University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh. In particular, he has devoted himself to raising public awareness of the relationship of humanity with the environment since visiting the Southern Antarctic Islands in 1956, and has published and spoken widely for half a century on this subject. See Wikiquote [1] for extracts from these speeches. The Prince continues to fulfil his public duties as a member of the Royal Family, and is an established public figure in the United Kingdom. He has gained something of a reputation for making “politically incorrect” and often controversial remarks, particularly when meeting the British public or on state visits to other countries
Royal Status
The Queen created the Duke of Edinburgh a Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957, to correct the error that Philip had been made a Duke and given the style of His Royal Highness, but not made a Prince. To make this change significant, she styled him in the announcement His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, adding the definite article before his princely title, a usage normally restricted to the children of monarchs. An Order-in-Council was also issued in 1960, which stated the surname of male-line descendants of the Duke and the Queen who are not Royal Highnesses or Prince or Princess was to be Mountbatten-Windsor. This was to address the Duke’s complaint that he was the only father in the country unable to pass his name to his children. In practice, however, the Queen and the Duke’s children have all used Mountbatten-Windsor as the surname they prefer for themselves and their male-line children. After her accession to the throne, the Queen also announced that the Duke was to have place, pre-eminence and precedence next to the Queen on all occasions and in all meetings, except where otherwise provided by Act of Parliament. This means the Duke is the first gentleman of the land, and takes precedence over his son, the Prince of Wales. The Queen has never granted the Duke the title of Prince Consort. This title was granted to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha by his wife, Queen Victoria, and has not been used since. As of July 2006, the Duke is the oldest surviving great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and is 495th in the line of succession to the British Throne in his own right. Read more on Wiki | This information is used under the GNU copyleft agreements
