The club invited me to start my DofE at a time when my mother became seriously ill with breast cancer. Prince Philip: The untold story of the Duke of Edinburgh's stepmother who spent his money SHE died at the age of 83 in an obscure hospital in northern France. On 22 February 1957, she granted her husband the style and title of a Prince of the United Kingdom by Letters Patent, restoring the princely status that he had formally renounced ten years earlier. King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine (1189-1199) Richard I Plantagenet King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Normandy (1199-1216) John Plantagenet King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine (1216-1272) Henry III Plantagenet The Duke of Edinburgh leads his mother from church to Salem Castle, June 6 1957, following the marriage of Princess Margarita von Baden to Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia. Stay safe and healthy. My mother was a firm believer in the value of education and structure, particularly within the area I’m from, Peckham, which is a highly deprived area, notorious for gang crime and drugs. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh retired from individual royal duties in 2017. Dismiss Visit. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. On the same date, it was gazetted that he was to be known as "His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of …