An expanding family

As the Queen and the Prince settled well into their roles, the 1960s saw the royal couple welcome two new sons

While Prince Charles was born on 14 November 1948 and Princess Anne was born on 15 August 1950, the 1960s saw the Queen and Prince Philip welcome two more sons into their family. Prince Andrew was born on 19 February 1960 and Prince Edward was born on 10 March 1964. As was normal at the time, Prince Philip was not present at the births of his first three children. In fact, royal author Philip Dampier has claimed that Prince Philip, ‘was actually busy playing squash when Prince Charles was born and when he was told, he just went for a quick swim after the game of squash, and rushed upstairs to see his newborn son and just said to the Queen, “he looks like a plum pudding”.’ He did take…

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The Royal Family Souvenir Series (Digital) - 1 Issue, Prince Philip - Commemorative Special

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