Prince Philip revealed / Ingrid Seward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seward, Ingrid, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-2021.

Philip.

Princes--Great Britain--Biography.

Princes.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Atria books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2020.

Summary:

A biography of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, and father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of the next three kings of England. From his early childhood in Paris among aristocrats and his mother's battle with schizophrenia to his distinctive military service during World War II and marriage to Elizabeth in 1947, Philip's life is chronicled and reveals his many faces--as a father, a philanthropist, a philanderer, and a statesman. -- Adapted from Amazon.com

The editor-in-chief of "Majesty" magazine presents a biography of the British consort to discuss his aristocratic childhood in Paris, more than seven-decade marriage to Elizabeth II, and loyal service as a statesman and philanthropist

Contents:

Prologue

Ancestry

Early influences

Education

The Royal Navy and the courtship

"Incredibly happy, just gorgeous"

Happy days

Two steps behind

Change for the worst

Charles and Anne

The middle years

Andrew and Edward

Sports and other interests

Conservation

The philosopher prince

A ladies' man

Humor and wit

Diana

Today and yesterday

Winding down

Countdown.

Notes:

Included bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beerman Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781982129750

1982129751

OCLC:

1199337323