The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip

A nice insight into the man. I definitely recommend this to anyone, even if they are vaguely curious about The Duke.

I'm so pleased I bought this book. It's easy to read and put down when I've chores to do. Every chapter is not too long and it makes for delightfully new insights to how amazing the life of the Duke has been.

Having read about the Duke before, OI was amazed at how "royal" he actually was. I found this book very enjoyable and found myself laughing out loud at some of his gaffes! Definitely recommended.

Gifts

This was a good informative book which showed the Duke in a realisticI light. Very enjoyable

The big problem is it starts to sound as if the author is trivialising Prince Philip’s life, trying to emphasis the negative and play down the positive.Prince Philip’s naval service only gets the briefest mention in the chapter on 1939 to 1948.Although Princess Beatrice gets a mention her sister Princes Eugenie does not despite her close relationship with her grandfather and naming her son August Philip. Even more incredible is the failure to mention Prince Edward’s daughter Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor who for months, and years was brought up by her grandparents, being joined by her convalescing Mother after about eight weeks. Lady Louise had to endure twelve years of operations to correct her eyes. Lady Louise remained close to her grandparents for the rest of their lives inheriting her grandfather’s two racehorses and his racing buggy.Similarly, the negative is emphasis in his relationship to Prince Charles, but they were at one on environmental issues. They were talking about global warming so far ahead of the rest of the world that they were ridiculed by almost everybody else. They were at one on issues relating to animals and particularly wildlife, as well as all things agricultural and horticultural.Prince Philip and Prince Charles were at one with the Queen on turning the Commonwealth into a mutual support organisation and the “The Duke of Edinburgh's Award” into a vehicle for identifying and promoting future world leaders.

Bought this for my husband and he says it is the best book I have ever given him.

Very interesting book indeed..the Duke was an amazing man

This was a lovely story about the life of the Duke of Edinburgh. A very good read.

Lots of funny clips about Prince Phillip and intimate family details showing what a good man he was. enjoyed the book very much. it humanized an extraordinary man.

soddisfatto

a lot of new revelations and well-documented key insights

I read this book primarily due to my interest in the Netflix series, “The Crown”. The series presented Prince Philip as probably the most interesting character in the Royal family. This book has some interesting tid bits about him.,