The Duke of Edinburgh led a long life of public service as the longest-serving consort in British history. As Queen Elizabeth’s “strength and stay” for over 73 years, he was a highly-visible member of the Royal Family, and now, as we look back on his life, here are some of his big moments from the 1960s.
[getty src=”501903166″ width=”594″ height=”467″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip walked his sister-in-law, Princess Margaret, down the aisle of Westminster Abbey when she married Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960.
[getty src=”78971168″ width=”594″ height=”459″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip joined Queen Elizabeth for an audience with Pope John XXIII at the Vatican during a royal visit to Italy on 5 May 1961.
[getty src=”120273982″ width=”594″ height=”472″ tld=”ca”]The Iron Duke riding in a convertible during the royal visit to India in 1961.
[getty src=”79655429″ width=”594″ height=”551″ tld=”ca”]Queen Elizabeth hosted President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Buckingham Palace on 15 June 1961. Prince Philip accompanied, acting as host for the First Lady.
[getty src=”538785885″ width=”591″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip meeting with Burnley FC ahead of the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 1962.
[getty src=”3286158″ width=”467″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]A look at his wife on the steps of Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, as The Queen opens Parliament on 18 February 1963.
[getty src=”497024919″ width=”594″ height=”383″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip, accompanied by his elder children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, visited Greece in 1964 and made a stop at the Parthenon with Prince Georg and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Philip’s older sister.
[getty src=”3247318″ width=”466″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]A family portrait taken at Windsor Castle in 1965, including the five-year-old Prince Andrew and the one-year-old Prince Edward.
[getty src=”57076633″ width=”433″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on a royal tour of Ethiopia in 1965.
[getty src=”104351815″ width=”594″ height=”381″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip was fascinated by space exploration and got to visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, during a royal visit to the United States on 14 March 1966.
[getty src=”553030193″ width=”594″ height=”398″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip driving the family around during a royal visit to the Isle of Scilly in 1967.
[getty src=”567068613″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”ca”]The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in Ottawa, Canada, during the centennial celebrations in 1967.
[getty src=”3438844″ width=”594″ height=”478″ tld=”ca”]Prince Philip with The Queen and Prince Charles on their way to Royal Ascot on 18 August 1968.
[getty src=”457645172″ width=”594″ height=”428″ tld=”ca”]The newly-created Prince of Wales with his parents at Caernarvon Castle in Wales on 1 July 1969.
[getty src=”2643059″ width=”594″ height=”442″ tld=”ca”]The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decorating a Christmas tree during filming of the BBC documentary Royal Family in 1969.
