Prince Philip’s secret return visit to the island of his birth
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Prince Philip’s secret return visit to the island of his birth

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Intended as a summer residence for the island’s governor, it was rarely used, and was passed on to King George I of Greece when Corfu and the other Ionian islands were returned to Greek rule in 1864. open image in gallery Count Spiro Flamburiari, chair of the Corfu Heritage Foundation, with the plaque dedicated to Prince Philip outside Mon Repos It was at Mon Repos that Philip was born on 10 June 1921, allegedly on the villa’s dining room table, as the doctor considered it a more suitable surface on which to give birth than the bed. open image in gallery Prince Philip’s signature in the Koukouritsa family guestbook, from his visit on 21 June, 1951 Among the guests at the christening was the mayor of Corfu, Alexandros Kokotos. open image in gallery Prince Philip’s birth certificate “As the mayor, was technically the godfather of Philip,” says Daria Koskorou, whose great-grandmother hosted the lunch at her family’s country house, Koukouritsa. open image in gallery Local newspaper Syntagmatiki reported the celebrations following Prince Philip’s christening in 1921 Of the country of his birth, Prince Philip once said: “I certainly never felt nostalgic about Greece.

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