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List of Titles and Honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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This is a list of awards, decorations, honours, orders and titles belonging to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. If a single date is listed in the Dates column, then it is the date of the attaining of the award or title. If two are listed, then the first indicates the date of the attaining of the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Royal and Noble Titles

Country Title Dates
Greece and Denmark Prince of Greece and Denmark (Royal Highness) 1921
1947
United Kingdom Duke of Edinburgh 1947
United Kingdom Earl of Merioneth 1947
United Kingdom Baron Greenwich 1947
United Kingdom Royal Highness 1947
United Kingdom Prince of the United Kingdom 1957

Commonwealth Honours

Country Award or Order Class or Position Dates
United Kingdom King George VI Coronation Medal
1937
United Kingdom Order of the Garter Knight 1947
United Kingdom Privy Counsellor
1951
United Kingdom Order of the Thistle Knight 1952
United Kingdom Order of the British Empire Grand Master and Principal
Knight Grand Cross
1953
United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
1953
Canada Queen's Privy Counsellor for Canada
1957
United Kingdom Order of Merit Member 1968
United Kingdom Queen's Service Order Member 1981
Canada Canadian Forces Decoration
1982
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
1990
Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal
1992
Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Medal
1992

Foreign Honours

Country Award or Order Class or Position Dates
Greece Order of St George and St Constantine 4th Class 1941
Denmark Order of the Elephant Knight 1947
Greece Order of the Redeemer Grand Cross 1947
Greece Order of George I Grand Cross 1950
Greece Order of the Phoenix Grand Cross 1950
Monaco Order of St Charles Grand Cross 1951
Norway Order of St Olav Grand Cross with Collar 1952
Panama Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero Grand Cross 1953
Sweden Royal Order of the Seraphim Knight 1954
Ethiopia Order of the Queen of Sheba Grand Cross with Chain 1954
Portugal Military Order of the Tower and Sword Grand Cross 1955
Iraq Order of King Faisal I 1st Class 1956
France Order of the Legion of Honour Grand Cordon 1957
Italy Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross 1958
The Netherlands Order of the Netherlands Lion Knight Grand Cross 1958
West Germany Order of Merit Grand Cross 1958
Nepal Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
1961
Finland Order of the White Rose Grand Cross 1961
Tunisia Order of Independence Grand Cordon 1961
Liberia Order of the Star of Africa Knight Grand Band 1961
Colombia Order of Boyaca Grand Cross Extraordinary 1962
Ecuador National Order of Merit Grand Cross 1962
Peru Order of the Sun Grand Cross in Brilliants 1962
Bolivia National Order of the Conder of the Andes Grand Cross 1962
Chile Order of Merit Grand Cross with Collar 1962
Brazil National Order of the Southern Cross Grand Cross 1962
Paraguay National Order of Merit Grand Cross Extraordinary 1962
Argentina Order of the Liberator San Martin Grand Cross 1962
Belgium Order of Leopold Grand Cross 1963
Iceland Order of the Icelandic Falcon Grand Cross 1963
Zanzibar Order of the Brilliant Star 1st Class 1963
Sudan Decoration of the Republic 1st Class 1964
Mexico Order of the Aztec Eagle Grand Collar 1964
Austria Decoration of Honour for Merit In Gold with Sash 1966
Jordan Order of the Renaissance Grand Cordon, Special Class 1966
Afghanistan Order of the Supreme Sun 1st Class 1971
Japan Order of the Chrysanthemum Grand Cordon 1971
Singapore Order of Temasek
1972
Brunei Royal Family Order 1st Class 1972
Maldive Islands Order of the Distinguished Leader 2nd Class 1972
Luxembourg Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau Knight 1972
Yugoslavia Order of the Yugoslav Star 1st Class 1972
Zaire National Order of the Leopard Grand Cordon 1973
Portugal Order of the Infante Dom Henrique Grand Cross 1978
The Netherlands Order of the Golden Ark Commander 1979
Qatar Collar of Independence
1979
Oman Military Order of Oman 1st Class 1979
Morocco Order of Muhammad Grand Cross in Brilliants 1980
Spain Order of Carlos III Grand Cross 1986
Poland Order of Merit Grand Riband 1991

Honorary military positions

Military Force Unit Position Dates
Royal Navy Sea Cadet Corps Admiral 1952
1992
British Army
Field Marshal 1953
Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet 1953
Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force 1953
British Army Army Cadet Force Colonel-in-Chief 1953
Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Admiral 1953
Royal Air Force Air Training Corps Air-Commodore-in-Chief 1953
British Army 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Colonel-in-Chief 1953
1958
British Army Corps of Royal Marines Captain-General 1953
British Army The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1953
1959
British Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Colonel-in-Chief 1953
British Army Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Honorary Colonel 1953
1957
British Army Heriot-Watt University Officer's Training Corps Honorary Colonel 1953
British Army Edinburgh University Honorary Training Corps Honorary Colonel 1953
Canadian Army Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1953
Canadian Army The Royal Canadian Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1953
Australian Army
Field Marshal 1954
Royal Australian Navy
Admiral of the Fleet 1954
Royal Australian Air Force
Marshal of the Air Force 1954
Royal Air Force 601 (City of London) Squadron Honorary Air Commodore 1953
1957
British Army Welsh Guards Colonel 1953
1974
New Zealand Army Hawkes Bay Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1954
1964
New Zealand Army Otago and Southland Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1954
[[1964]
British Army Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry Honorary Colonel 1957
British Army Honourable Artillery Company Member 1957
British Army The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Colonel-in-Chief 1958
1993
Australian Army Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1959
British Army The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Colonel-in-Chief 1959
British Army The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) Colonel-in-Chief 1961
1994
Australian Army Australian Army Cadet Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1963
Trinidad and Tobago Army Trinidad and Tobago Regiment Royal Honorary Colonel 1964
Canadian Army The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Colonel-in-Chief 1967
Canadian Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Colonel-in-Chief 1967
Canadian Army The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Colonel-in-Chief 1967
British Army Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1969
British Army Grenadier Guards Colonel 1975
British Army Intelligence Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1977
Royal Air Force Royal Air Force- Kinloss Honorary Air Commodore 1977
New Zealand Army Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1977
Canadian Forces The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief 1977
New Zealand Army
Field Marshal 1977
Royal New Zealand Navy
Admiral of the Fleet 1977
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Marshal of the Air Force 1977
Canadian Forces Royal Canadian Air Cadets Honorary Air Commodore 1983
British Army The Queen's Royal Hussars Deputy Colonel-in-Chief 1993
2002
British Army Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1994
British Army The Highlanders (Seaforth, Camerons and Gordons) Colonel-in-Chief 1994
British Army The Queen's Royal Hussars Colonel-in-Chief 2002

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