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Many books have been written about the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, yet there always seem to be corners of his long life that have remained unexplored. In this long look back into his early years, Constantinos Lagos and John Carr uncover hitherto unknown aspects of Philip's…

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1 author picked Philip, Prince of Greece as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I was gripped by this book because, unlike many works on the late Duke of Edinburgh, it concentrated on his early life as a Greek Prince. 

I never realised how close he came to being heir to the Greek throne at one point. The authors use little-known Greek archives, and I learnt a lot about Philip, his father Prince Andrew, and some lesser-known members of the Greek royal family.

Reading a book written from the Greek perspective threw a different light on Philip and his relatives.

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