"Rich in drama and tragedy" ( The Guardian ), here is a mesmerizing account of the extraordinary formative years of the man Married to the most famous woman in the world Before he met the young girl who became Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip had a tumultuous upbringing in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and Britain.
His father, Prince Andrew of Greece, already t.
His mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was born deaf; she was committed to a psychiatric clinic when Philip was eight. "Rich in drama and tragedy" ( The Guardian ), here is a mesmerizing account of the extraordinary formative years of the man Married to the most famous woman in the world Before he met the young girl who became Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip had a tumultuous upbringing in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and Britain