Constantinos Lagos - Philip, Prince of Greece: The Duke of Edinburghs Early Life and the Greek Succession

Philip, Prince of Greece

The Duke of Edinburghs Early Life and the Greek Succession

Constantinos Lagos and John Carr

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The first known photograph of Andrew (1886); he is four years old and clutches a toy gun that the photographer, Petros Moraitis, gave him to hold. ( Published in . , 1839/1970 , 67)

Photograph by Carl Boehringer made into a postcard showing second lieutenant Prince Andrew (right) with his fellow officer and future ADC Menelaos Metaxas in 1902-1903. ( Archive. Reference no. 1E40.001 )

Group photograph by Carl Merlin of Andrew (back row, second from the right) and some of his fellow cadets at the Greek Military Academy ( Schole Evelpidon ) in Athens in 1898. ( Archive. Reference no. KOU 1.087 )

Andrew and Alice photographed on the Royal yacht Amphitrite on the day of their arrival at Piraeus, Christmas 1903. ( Archive. Reference no. 04.16.3.038 )

Alice photographed on the Royal yacht Amphitrite on 24 April 1904, dressed up in Andrews cavalry officer uniform and wearing his spectacles as well. ( Archive. Reference no. 04.16.3.046 )

A group photograph from 1910 depicting the families of Andrew (standing, right) and his brother Nicholas. Nicholas and Ellen had three daughters while Andrew and Alice at the time two, as Cecile and Sophia had not yet been born. Andrew and Nicholas had been dismissed from the Greek army in the previous year and are photographed in civilian clothes. (Tatler, 30 March 1910 )

A photograph taken by Italian photographer Luca Comerio in 1907 showing the car driven by Andrew arriving outside the palace at Tatoi with Vittorio Emanuele III and George I in the back seat. Next to Andrew sits Vittorio Emanueles bodyguard. ( Private collection )

Photograph of Andrew and Alice which appeared on the cover of Tatler during the First World War, 12 January 1916.

The front page of Daily Mirror of 10 May 1917 attacking Prince Andrew and accusing him of being a Germanophile and ungrateful to the British people.

Andrew (centre), with his siblings Maria and Christopher photographed on the deck of the Greek warship Ierax in November 1920 while returning to Greece from their exile. The Naval offi cer next to them is Perikles Ioannides commander of Ierax and future husband of Maria. (Pinterest: https://gr.pinterest.com/pin/417286721719744646/?nic_v2=1a4geF3GG )

Andrew (centre) photographed in 1921 in Asia Minor with other Greek commanders. ( Archive. Reference no. 2643 )

Andrew on the Asia Minor front in July 1921 photographed outside his tent next to a pelican. ( France. Agence Rol )

Andrew as a lieutenant General in Athens in 1921 after he had returned from Asia Minor. ( France. Agence Meurisse )

Andrew with his baby son, Philip.

Photograph of the judges at Andrews court-martial in 1922 as its president is about to announce the verdict. Andrew and his attorney, Damaskinos, are seated opposite the judges bench. ( France. Agence Rol )

The cover of Tatler of 12 July 1921 with Philips four sisters who were photographed in London where they attended Dickie Mountbattens wedding as bridesmaids.

Andrew playing around with Philips tricycle at Saint-Cloud.

Andrew, Alice and their two eldest daughters, Theodora and Margarita, are photographed in London in December 1922. ( France. Agence Rol )

A photograph of Alice (far right), her eldest daughter, Margarita (forefront), and three unidentified Greek ladies in the shop Hellas which Alice ran in Paris, selling silks, perfumes and other luxury products from Greece. (The Graphic, 3 December 1927 )

Andrew (centre under the banner) photographed at Halandri, Athens, on 21 May 1936 during his visit there to a gathering of monarchists. (Ellinikon Mellon, 22 May 1936 )

Alices tomb in Jerusalem. Pinterest. ( https://www.i.pinimg.com/1200x/2c/41/1d/2c411d2430ff83fd6b87b3d75b31b099 .jpg)

Photograph of Philip as a smiling toddler on the front page of the Buffalo Courier , 30 July 1922.

Seven year old Philip -second from left- with other pupils of the MacJannet American School in Paris, practicing archery. (Standard Union, 7 May 1928 )

A group photograph of Greek royals on vacation at the seaside in Romania with the local king, Michael, and his mother. Seven year old Prince Philip (second from right) sits next to his cousin, Prince Paul, the future king of Greece. (London Illustrated News, 15 September 1928 )

, 26, 27. Philip photographed by Emile Markovitch at Paris in 1930. He is dressed in the traditional costume of a Greek evzone, the elite palace guards in Greece. ( Private collection )

Philip (far left) and three other pupils of Gordonstoun photographed during the rehearsals of the Schools production of Macbeth in 1935. (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 3 August 1935 )

Prince Philip as the sentry at a play of Hamlet at Gordonstoun School in 1936. (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 28 July 1936 )

Philip in the Nativity play of Gordonstoun School in December 1938 as one of the three kings, offering his crown to baby Jesus. ( Photograph in the Decatur Herald , 24 December 193 8)

Gordonstoun School hockey team in 1936. On the front row, first to the left is Prince Philip as captain of the team. (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 13 March 1936 )

An action photograph of Philip on the hockey team of Gordonstoun. (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 9 March 1938 )

Gordonstoun School Cricket team in 1938. Pictured in the centre is Prince Philip as captain of the team. (Aberdeen Press and Journal, 21 July 1938 )