A photographic look at Prince Philip’s life in sport.
Prince Philip graced the world of sport as a participant and a spectator – here are some sporting memories of the Duke of Edinburgh. Cricket was a long-time passion and this picture shows him practising in the nets in July 1947 while serving in the Royal Navy.The Prince (second right) was a keen polo player during his youth and became one of the top players in Britain. He is pictured here after a polo match in June 1950.Prince Philip presents the 1957 Wimbledon trophy to Lew Hoad after his victory over fellow Australian Ashley CooperThe England football team’s greatest moment came in 1966 when they beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to lift the World Cup. Prince Philip was there with the Queen as she presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to Bobby Moore.The Duke of Edinburgh represented Great Britain at carriage driving in six World and three European Championships. He is pictured here during the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Home Park, Windsor Castle in 2005.The Prince regularly travelled around the country to open new buildings and architecture and officially opened Emirates Stadium – home to Arsenal football club – in 2006The England cricket team met Prince Philip before the start of the second Test of the 2009 Ashes series at Lord’s – they went on to secure a 115-run victory over AustraliaLondon hosted the 2012 Olympics, and before the Games kicked off Prince Philip and the Queen welcomed the Olympic torch to Windsor CastleThe Prince was a keen spectator at the Olympic equestrian events at Greenwich Park in 2012 along with his daughter Princess AnnePrince Philip joined his grandson Prince Harry at the 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham, which was won by New ZealandPrince Philip, an honorary life member of the MCC, donned the egg and bacon tie to open a new £25m stand at Lord’s in May 2017After announcing in May 2017 that he would be taking a step back from public appearances, the Prince still accompanied the Queen to Royal Ascot the following month and took part in the traditional carriage parade
