first ship command of, 81–2, 103, 128

first UK visit of, 30

and fishing, 236

and flying, 236–7

gaffes of, 180, 241

German connections of, 7–8

Greece left by, for last time, 34–5

as helicopter pilot, 79

high-spirited nature of, 78–9

and king’s death, 87–8, 89

long life and long service of, 271–2

and love-life rumours, 132–9

and Mountbatten death, 266–7

naval service of, 62–4, 66–7, 68, 80–2, 103, 104, 128

and photography, 49, 143, 235

and polo, 81, 226, 227–8

Queen’s relationship and activities with, see under Elizabeth II

and racing, 225, 226–7

and religion, 257–9, 264, 265, 266–70

roles taken on by, 91, 129–31

science address of, 128–9

and shooting, 208, 232, 236

and squash, 231–2

on state occasions, 169–70

and titles, 125

tours by, 83, 84–7, 93, 103, 133, 171, 259, 273–4

and UFOs, 268

and yachts, 229–30

Phillips, Mark, 162, 177, 188

Phillips, Peter, 162, 163, 203, 221, 222, 224

Phillips, Zara, 162–3, 170, 229

Prince Philip Designers Prize, 130

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, 128

Radio Times, 9–10

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 151

Romsey, Lady Penelope, 136, 137–8

Roose, Nanny, 30, 34, 48

and Philip’s upbringing, 47, 48

Sarah, Duchess of York, 171, 176–7, 188–9, 192

failed marriage of, 177, 187–8

Sarkozy, Nicolas, 242

Scott, Sir Kenneth, 259

Scott, Sir Peter, 236

Shand Kydd, Frances, 164

Simpson, Wallis, 37, 38

Snowdon, Lord, 151, 160, 170, 184

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 160–1, 175, 234–5, 250

Sophie, Queen of Greece, 49

Sophie, Princess, 34, 49, 97

Spencer, John, 8th Earl, 164, 213

Spencer, Charles, 9th Earl, 213, 214

funeral speech of, 216–18

Strathmore, Cecilia, Countess of, 22, 24

Strathmore, Claude, Earl of, 22, 24, 26

Taylor, Elizabeth, 153

Thatcher, Margaret, 167

Theodora, Princess, 51, 97

Townsend, Peter, 46, 180, 181–4

Trestrail, Michael, 168

Victoria, Queen, 21, 27, 37, 125–8 passim, 131–2, 190–1, 208

Walesa, Lech, 244

Warren, John, 223, 225

Welby, Archbishop Justin, 261

Whybrew, Paul, 167–8

William of Gloucester, Prince, 206

William, Prince, 195–6

birth of, 167

christening of, 169

and Diana’s death, see under Diana, Princess of Wales

Queen’s meetings with, 196

wedding of, 275

Wilson, Harold, 152

Windsor Castle, 44, 60, 90, 189–90, 258

Windsor name, 90, 124–5, 142

Wogan, Terry, 246

Woodard, Admiral Sir Robert, 259

Woods, Rt Revd Robin, 264–5

World War Two, 43–4, 55, 62–3, 67–8, 74