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.
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.
