Philip Mountbatten, born with the surname Battenberg, was a prince of both the Greek and Danish royal houses. He was exiled from Greece (where his grandfather had been king) with his family after the Graeco-Turkish war in the 1920s. Eventually, he settled in the United Kingdom and, like his uncle Louis, anglicized his name and became a British citizen.
He served with distinction in World War 2 and, as a cousin to King George VI, became friendly with his daughter, Elizabeth, the princess royal and heir to the throne. Despite a bit of familial interference, they were married and had two children, Charles and Anne, before Elizabeth's father died and she became Queen Elizabeth II.
They have had one of the longest royal marriages in history--65 years--and, reportedly, one of the strongest. The Prince has been recognized as a driving force in the modernization of the British monarchy, especially in the early years of Elizabeth's reign.
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