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PHOTOS: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through the years

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Sunday, June 10, 2018
A young Prince Philip of Greece is photographed in 1930.
Britain's Princess Elizabeth leaves Westminster Abbey in London, with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, on November 20, 1947, after their wedding.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh make a charming picture as they wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day in 1947.
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, right, hands out advice before bouts in a boys' boxing tournament in London in 1949.
Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edingburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple's London residence in 1951.
Prince Philip sits in the cockpit of a training plane after passing his final test flight for Royal Air Force wings in 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953
Prince Philip shakes hands with sprinter Ken Jones during the Empire Games, now known as the Commonwealth Games, in 1958.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip appear in Scotland with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1955.
President Eisenhower, centers, meets with the royal family in Scotland in 1959.
Prince Philip holds his infant son, Prince Andrew, in his lap in a 1960 family photo.
Queen Elizabeth II poses with U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Buckingham Palace in 1961. Also seen are Prince Philip, left, and first lady Jackie Kennedy.
Prince Philip pulls his mount up sharply during a polo match at Windsor, Berkshire in 1965.
ueen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are seen during their visit to the island of Tortola in the British Islands in 1966.
Prince Philip of Great Britain points as he tours the Monaco Palace gardens on Dec. 11, 1966 with Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainer, at left.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Prince Philip, in an open topped car as they leave an event, in Paris in 1972.
Queen Elizabeth II, second left, and her husband Prince Philip, pose with Japan's Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in 1975.
Prince Edward photographs the Badminton Horse Trials in 1976 as his father Prince Philip looks on.
Queen Elizabeth II, turns at smiles at her husband Prince Philip, during an audience with Pope John Paul II in 1980.
Queen Elizabeth II reads from her statement during the State Opening of Parliament in London in 1986 while Prince Philip listens.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, flanked by younger members of the royal family, wave from the balcony of Buckingham palace in 1986.
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, shares a laugh with former President Ronald Reagan, right, and Nancy Reagan at a dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1989.
Members of the British Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip watch a ceremony for the Queen's birthday in 1990.
President George H. Bush escorts Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the field at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore in 1991. It was the Queen's first baseball game.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, view some of the numerous tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, after her death in 1997.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles walk together during Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.
Prince Philip walks with Queen Elizabeth II before her speech in the State Opening of Parliament in 1997.
Queen Elizabeth II laughs with her husband, Prince Philip, as they watch a parade in The Mall in London as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002.
French President Jacques Chirac, center left, bids farewell to Prince Philip, right, after Chirac visited in 2004.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are pictured after the Royal Wedding of their grandson, Prince William, to Kate Middleton.
Queen Elizabeth II, U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace in 2011.
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, and Kate Duchess of Cambridge watch the proceedings during the queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012.
Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Prince Philip stand in front of an Asiatic lioness at the London Zoo in March 2016.
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A young Prince Philip of Greece is photographed in 1930.
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, turns 97 on Sunday. Take a look back at the prince and his family in photos through the years.

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