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02420aam a2200301 i 4500 001 4A8E2F42D8CB11ECBB5D2CE245ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220521010016 008 210421s2021 enka 000 0beng d 020 $a 1913543099 020 $a 9781913543099 035 $a (OCoLC)1255881183 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d NZAUC $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 941.085092 $2 23 100 1 $a Jobson, Robert, $e author. 245 10 $a Prince Philip's century 1921-2021 : $b the extraordinary life of the Duke of Edinburgh / $c Robert Jobson. 246 30 $a Extraordinary life of the Duke of Edinburgh 264 1 $a London : $b Ad Lib Publishers, $c 2021. 300 $a 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 20 cm 520 $a "For decades Prince Philip shared the Queen's burden of office without upstaging her, always privately providing reassurance and advice but never overstepping the boundaries of his supporting role. It was an unforgiving position - a challenge for anyone - but one that he met head on. He remained the Queen's adviser and closest confidant and was known as such the world over. That said, he was wise enough to recognise his limitations and the constraints of his role. He always seemed to instinctively know when it was time to step back and let his wife take the lead. His job was, after all, to allow her star to shine. Robert Jobson's magnificent biography of the Duke of Edinburgh tells the full story of his remarkable life and achievements, and how, after his marriage in 1947 to Princess Elizabeth, this dedicated military man spent so much of his life dutifully supporting his wife. Though he created a role for himself as a determined moderniser and environmental campaigner, and through the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, encouraged young people to reach their potential, it was perhaps his greatest achievement to have been a loyal husband and companion, and a loving father and grandfather"--Publisher's description. 600 00 $a Philip, $c Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, $d 1921-2021. 650 0 $a Princes $z Great Britain $v Biography. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Elizabeth II, 1952- 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220521010104.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4A8E2F42D8CB11ECBB5D2CE245ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search