Prince Philip
Pictured: Prince Philip leaves St George's Chapel after the wedding of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and The Duchess of Sussex at St Georges Chapel on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. Getty Images/Gareth Fuller-WPA Pool

Prince Philip was reportedly born in an absurd place inside his family’s summer home in Corfu at Villa Mon Repos.

Georgina Laud, a journalist for Express, said that the Duke of Edinburgh was born on a kitchen table. Back in the day, home births were still very common. As such, Princess Alice of Battenberg gave birth to Prince Philip at home on June 10, 1921.

Prince Philip was Princess Alice and Prince Andrew of Greek and Denmark’s fifth child. Queen Elizabeth II’s husband has four sisters, Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Theodora, Margravine of Baden, Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse, and Sophie, Princess George of Hanover.

Laud also compiled other interesting facts about Prince Philip. She said that Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh first met each other when the Queen was just 8 years old. However, at that time, they were still not formally introduced.

The parents of Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward both attended the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and the Duke of Kent in 1934. The Queen and Prince Philip are also fourth cousins and are the great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

Prince Philip and Her Majesty were introduced to each other officially a few years later when the Queen was already 13 years old and Prince Philip was 18 years old. A royal expert revealed that the monarch was smitten with the Duke. The couple tied the knot on Nov. 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey.

Shortly after their wedding, the Queen and Prince Philip announced that they were expecting their first child together. Prince Charles was born on Nov. 14, 1948. Less than two years later, the Queen gave birth to Princess Anne.

Since the Queen and Prince Philip were so busy with their royal engagements, they decided to take some time before having more children. Ten years after Princess Anne’s birth, Her Majesty gave birth to Prince Andrew on Feb. 19, 1960. Their youngest child, Prince Edward, was born on March 10, 1964.

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