Prince Philip Lost His Home, Family and Country Before He Ever Married the Queen

Prince Philip Lost His Home, Family and Country Before He Ever Married the Queen Subscribe to the channel: @LostGrandeurUK In 1921 he was born a prince of Greece and Denmark in a villa on the island of Corfu, cousin to half the crowned heads of Europe. Before he was 18 months old, a revolutionary court had banished his father and a British warship carried the infant out of Greece in a cot made from a fruit box. By the time he was 10, his mother had been committed to a Swiss sanatorium, his father had drifted away to Monte Carlo, and all 4 of his sisters had married German princes and moved to Germany. He held the blood of emperors and not one home he could call his own. This is the story of how that stateless boy remade himself into the man who stood beside a queen for more than 70 years. Subscribe to the channel: @lostgrandeuruk In this video, we talk about the lost early life of Prince Philip before he ever married the Queen, including his birth at Mon Repos on Corfu, the 1922 coup and the Trial of the Six, his father Prince Andrew's court martial and the fruit box escape aboard HMS Calypso, his mother Princess Alice's breakdown and forced committal, the recommendation attributed to Sigmund Freud, his four sisters' marriages into a darkening Germany, the death of his sister Cecilie in the air crash at Ostend, his schooling under Kurt Hahn at Salem and Gordonstoun, the guardianship of Louis Mountbatten, his wartime service at the Battle of Cape Matapan, his 1947 naturalisation and the surrender of his royal titles, and Princess Alice's wartime rescue of a Jewish family in occupied Athens. 🔔 Subscribe so the next lost royal story reaches you the moment it goes up. 💬 Comment where in the world you are watching from, and which loss you think shaped Philip the most. 📢 Share this with anyone who loves royal history, on Facebook, on Reddit, or in your group chats, because your sharing is the reason this channel exists. DISCLAIMER: This video is based on real historical events and figures, drawn from primary archives, biographies, court records, period press, and leading historical scholarship. While every video is heavily researched, occasional minor inaccuracies in dates, quotes, or specific details may occur — historical sources sometimes disagree, and interpretation is sometimes required where the historical record is silent. Any errors are unintentional. Note: We Use Public Domain Photos. Copyright & Fair Use Disclaimer: • We use images and content in accordance with YouTube’s Fair Use guidelines. • Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” Thumbnail Disclaimer: Thumbnail images are satirical, digitally created graphics. Section 107 of the Copyright Act outlines the principles of fair use and identifies examples such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research as categories potentially qualifying under fair use. Content Disclaimer: This video is created for entertainment purposes ONLY. Nothing presented should be interpreted as factual, verified, or evidentiary. The title and thumbnail may be exaggerated for entertainment value and should not be considered proof of any claims made within the video. All statements reflect opinion, speculation, or humorous analysis and are intended solely for entertainment and comedic interpretation. #documentary #history #vicotrianera #england #PrincePhilip #DukeOfEdinburgh #PrincessAlice #RoyalHistory #BritishRoyalFamily #GreekRoyalFamily #Mountbatten #QueenElizabeth #Corfu #MonRepos #RoyalExile #Gordonstoun #KurtHahn #HouseOfWindsor #Battenberg #CapeMatapan #RoyalScandal #TrialOfTheSix #Windsor #LostGrandeur #History #Documentary #RoyalWedding