Prince Philip's most adorable family moments over the years
![<p><span>Princess Anne had her dad wrapped around her little finger when the young royals posed with their new family in 1951. Anne is held by the Queen, while Philip holds a young Charles. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Bsev4i2r_XV1LmRSAoyWHw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc1Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/cc833e1f5e9e9240f9fad49ef78c8e9a)
![<p><span>A cosy family moment captured when Philip, the Queen, Princess Anne and Prince Charles squeezed into frame at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in 1952. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/IG2ct6enb0y5qAEXY80qLA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/09a269011c7cb31228eb91b5bce38af9)
![<p><span>The Duke of Edinburgh had his hands full keeping the lively Princess Anne and Prince Charles entertained as the Queen looked on in 1955 at Balmoral Castle. [</span>Photo: Getty Images.] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WDtbomMGTODOQi3Ng6NZ0g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc1NQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/49ce09c24839051f3c01376c81155d4f)
![<p>Smiles all round when<span> Philip took Prince Andrew for a stroll with the help of big sister Princess Anne in 1960. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JXGnhQV8570SEzOFrN5gCA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc2Mg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/3af1efc678329fea1feb0fd1237c4b93)
![<p><span>Prince William and Prince Harry had their grandfather by their side as they faced the world at their mother’s funeral in 1997. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mNYUMq8gGQ33Ib1QI8RKoQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc1NA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/d573caa235062cc921d092c159fd3c54)
![<p><span>Prince Philip lent his granddaughter Princess Eugenie a helping hand on Christmas morning in 1998. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rNw0VcVCJmUsNdBGCuVPyg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0MDk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/fa5bba3a74133dd35c864ed6fc0254b5)
![<p>Not a straight face in sight between Philip, Harry and Will at Harry’s <span>Passing Out Ceremony at the Sovereign’s Day Parade</span> in 2006. [Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NL9ju0wBWu41XII3II6rQg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUyMA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/8c40f82db159dd6c4f3784bbb100a2b5)
![<p><span>Prince William greeted his grandfather in an emotional moment at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Service for his mother, Princess Diana, in 2007. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/B9k4oEHJwrzckWIak7WhAA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5MQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b10c111e3482ebe47728a3da71bf66b8)
![<p><span>Prince Phillip spent some quality time with grandaughter’s Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at Derby Day at the Investec Derby Festival in 2012. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dY5_HiccR5bKkeMFufc3YQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcxOA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/4e9f43c15aa558aeab6b8db9d8798ed2)
![<p><span>While the Queen looked on, Prince Philip joked around with Harry, Will and Kate while attending the Queen’s Birthday Parade in 2014. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HeG0LcXQ3Q_QUrPXtmt8PQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/607e48f6262795742e7891fb961f1a9f)
![<p>Like grandad like grandson: Harry and Philip shared a cheeky moment at the <span>2015 Rugby World Cup Final match. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/OsaMjQE1ZE3unSfwF3bKug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b2bf9257924848b9721d24fc540ebfe0)
![<p><span>Princess Anne had her dad wrapped around her little finger when the young royals posed with their new family in 1951. Anne is held by the Queen, while Philip holds a young Charles. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Bv5.jk7dupH_4NuLAi7c3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/cc833e1f5e9e9240f9fad49ef78c8e9a)
![<p><span>A cosy family moment captured when Philip, the Queen, Princess Anne and Prince Charles squeezed into frame at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in 1952. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/iax4vmsOqEMLfl8EFuRDHQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/09a269011c7cb31228eb91b5bce38af9)
![<p><span>The Duke of Edinburgh had his hands full keeping the lively Princess Anne and Prince Charles entertained as the Queen looked on in 1955 at Balmoral Castle. [</span>Photo: Getty Images.] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NNtHrwWtGStw2_zgbiHwcA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/49ce09c24839051f3c01376c81155d4f)
![<p>Smiles all round when<span> Philip took Prince Andrew for a stroll with the help of big sister Princess Anne in 1960. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/FIh_y6p.qkHrVo9uMjqkmg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/3af1efc678329fea1feb0fd1237c4b93)
![<p><span>Prince William and Prince Harry had their grandfather by their side as they faced the world at their mother’s funeral in 1997. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fyVXcL..tphWLD1wbNwV4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/d573caa235062cc921d092c159fd3c54)
![<p><span>Prince Philip lent his granddaughter Princess Eugenie a helping hand on Christmas morning in 1998. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/EaGH1Y_1pLAygZrLVRlbeg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/fa5bba3a74133dd35c864ed6fc0254b5)
![<p>Not a straight face in sight between Philip, Harry and Will at Harry’s <span>Passing Out Ceremony at the Sovereign’s Day Parade</span> in 2006. [Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/02r6XjIKxGD9c81FYp2w9w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/8c40f82db159dd6c4f3784bbb100a2b5)
![<p><span>Prince William greeted his grandfather in an emotional moment at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Service for his mother, Princess Diana, in 2007. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WJykOI8IpdDi_iUeH7lLDg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b10c111e3482ebe47728a3da71bf66b8)
![<p><span>Prince Phillip spent some quality time with grandaughter’s Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at Derby Day at the Investec Derby Festival in 2012. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xw2vUhDds4x_Fs99Y48abA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/4e9f43c15aa558aeab6b8db9d8798ed2)
![<p><span>While the Queen looked on, Prince Philip joked around with Harry, Will and Kate while attending the Queen’s Birthday Parade in 2014. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/28qAw82hCTIn5RPgyMbSVg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/607e48f6262795742e7891fb961f1a9f)
![<p>Like grandad like grandson: Harry and Philip shared a cheeky moment at the <span>2015 Rugby World Cup Final match. [</span>Photo: Getty Images] </p>](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/bec3.nLAa4MTA0_u0pskaQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxMDtoPTEzMQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/b2bf9257924848b9721d24fc540ebfe0)
Prince Philip may wear a stern face in public, but he’s never been shy when it comes to cracking a smile for one of his adorable offspring.
The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s marriage has spanned more than seven decades and seen them welcome four children , eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren (and counting!) into their family.
If these adorable photos are anything to go by, Philip couldn’t be happier with his royal brood.
Here are some of the duke’s sweetest moments with his beloved family over the years:
