From Prince to Homeless to Castle   

   When he was 18 months old, his father faced death threats and escaped with his wife and five children. 

   At age 10, the boy was living in a boarding school in Scotland. His older sisters had married, his mother was institutionalized, and his father moved to still another country with his mistress. 

   Looking back, the man said his childhood home was "wherever I happened to be." 

   Looks like a a life-long criminal in the making. 

   Not to be. While a cadet in the Royal Navy, he met a 13-year-old girl, a distant cousin, and began a long-distance courtship lasting through World War II. Before marrying Elizabeth in 1947, Philip renounced his Greek legacy and became naturalized in Britain. 

   His father was Prince Andrea of Greece. Philip was born Philippos Andreou in 1921, prince of Greece and Denmark. 

   In 1951, when his wife's ascendency to the throne became imminent, he resigned his naval commission, having risen to the rank of commander. 

   In 1997 Philip supported his grandsons, walking with Prince William, 15, and Prince Harry, 12, during the funeral procession of their mother, Princess Diana. 

   Having a title with no job description - Duke of Edinburgh - Philip took the role of champion for more than 800 charities ranging from youth advocacy to the environment to technological advancements. 

   He died at 99 in the historic castle named "Windsor."   

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