Prince Philip’s ‘nomadic’ childhood that turned him into a royal ‘sofa-surfer’
Throughout his 7 years spent married to the late Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip lived in a number of luxurious properties, from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle. The late Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away in 2021, was certainly used to moving around, having spent his childhood between France, Germany, and the UK. In one report by the BBC, Philip’s childhood was described as “nomadic” with the outlet reporting that, having been born a prince of Greece but then exiled, Philip found himself bouncing around Europe, “the royal equivalent of sofa-surfing”. © Getty ImagesPrince Philip moved around a lot during his childhood Prince Philip’s unsettled childhood The late royal was born in Corfu to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. In 1922, Philip’s uncle, King Constantine I, who was the high commander of the Greek expeditionary force, was blamed for Greece’s defeat in the Greco-Turkish War and forced to abdicate. © Getty ImagesPrince Philip of Greece, later Duke of Edinburgh, as a toddler in July 1922 Philip’s parents were subsequently banished …








