My Husband and I
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Mountbatten, Lord Louis ‘Dickie’, 7, 17, 39, 53, 54, 59, 66, 70, 80–1, 120, 278
Anne’s godfather, 102
death of, 206, 266–7
name change of, 124
wedding of, 30–1
Mountbatten, Lady Pamela, 5, 6–7, 15, 16, 18, 90, 104
and Commonwealth tour, 85
and king’s death, 87
Nahum, Baron, 78, 96, 133, 134–5
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 153
Nicholas II, King of Russia, 28–9, 32, 39
Olga of Greece, Queen Mother, 30
Olympics (2012), 275
Parker Bowles, Camilla, see Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Parker, Eileen, 12–13, 64, 78–9, 92, 105, 107–10 passim
Parker, Mike, 12, 19, 64, 66–7, 74–5, 79, 80, 81, 89, 132–3, 281
becomes Philip’s private secretary, 91
and Charles’s birth, 99–100
and Commonwealth tour, 85, 86
and king’s death, 87, 88
and Philip’s birthday, 97
resigns, 133–4
Paul, King of Greece, 76, 82, 155
Pearce, Joe, 253
Peter, King of Yugoslavia, 65–6
Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh:
abdominal operation on, 221
Admiralty and college jobs of, 77
admitted to royal family, 12
and Albert, see Albert, Prince
and art, 237–9
artery problem of, 236
becomes British subject, 71
birth of, 29–30
bladder infection of, 255, 274
in car crash, 76
and carriage driving, 224, 226, 228–9
and Charles’s birth, 99–100
christening of, 30
and conservation, 232, 266, 268–9, 281
and cooking, 250–2
and coronation, 93–4, 96, 131
and cricket, 230–1
at Dartmouth, 55, 62
and design, 239
and Diana, see under Diana, Princess of Wales
and Dome, 273
education of, 50, 51–3, 54–5
at Edward’s birth, 148
and Edward’s Marines decision, 172–4
and engineering, 239–40
entertaining by, 241–53
family background of, 27–8, 123–5
first ship command of, 81–2, 103, 128
first UK visit of, 30
and fishing, 236
and flying, 236–7
gaffes of, 180, 241
German connections of, 7–8
Greece left by, for last time, 34–5
as helicopter pilot, 79
high-spirited nature of, 78–9
and king’s death, 87–8, 89
long life and long service of, 271–2
and love-life rumours, 132–9
and Mountbatten death, 266–7
naval service of, 62–4, 66–7, 68, 80–2, 103, 104, 128
and photography, 49, 143, 235
and polo, 81, 226, 227–8
Queen’s relationship and activities with, see under Elizabeth II
and racing, 225, 226–7
and religion, 257–9, 264, 265, 266–70
roles taken on by, 91, 129–31
science address of, 128–9
and shooting, 208, 232, 236
and squash, 231–2
on state occasions, 169–70
and titles, 125
tours by, 83, 84–7, 93, 103, 133, 171, 259, 273–4
and UFOs, 268
and yachts, 229–30
Phillips, Mark, 162, 177, 188
Phillips, Peter, 162, 163, 203, 221, 222, 224
Phillips, Zara, 162–3, 170, 229
Prince Philip Designers Prize, 130
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, 128
Radio Times, 9–10
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 151
Romsey, Lady Penelope, 136, 137–8
Roose, Nanny, 30, 34, 48
and Philip’s upbringing, 47, 48
Sarah, Duchess of York, 171, 176–7, 188–9, 192
failed marriage of, 177, 187–8
Sarkozy, Nicolas, 242
Scott, Sir Kenneth, 259
Scott, Sir Peter, 236
Shand Kydd, Frances, 164
Simpson, Wallis, 37, 38
Snowdon, Lord, 151, 160, 170, 184
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 160–1, 175, 234–5, 250
Sophie, Queen of Greece, 49
Sophie, Princess, 34, 49, 97
Spencer, John, 8th Earl, 164, 213
Spencer, Charles, 9th Earl, 213, 214
funeral speech of, 216–18
Strathmore, Cecilia, Countess of, 22, 24
Strathmore, Claude, Earl of, 22, 24, 26
Taylor, Elizabeth, 153
Thatcher, Margaret, 167
Theodora, Princess, 51, 97
Townsend, Peter, 46, 180, 181–4
Trestrail, Michael, 168
Victoria, Queen, 21, 27, 37, 125–8 passim, 131–2, 190–1, 208
Walesa, Lech, 244
Warren, John, 223, 225
Welby, Archbishop Justin, 261
Whybrew, Paul, 167–8
William of Gloucester, Prince, 206
William, Prince, 195–6
birth of, 167
christening of, 169
and Diana’s death, see under Diana, Princess of Wales
Queen’s meetings with, 196
wedding of, 275
Wilson, Harold, 152
Windsor Castle, 44, 60, 90, 189–90, 258
Windsor name, 90, 124–5, 142
Wogan, Terry, 246
Woodard, Admiral Sir Robert, 259
Woods, Rt Revd Robin, 264–5
World War Two, 43–4, 55, 62–3, 67–8, 74
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