The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on an official 5-days visit to Monte Carlo. He was piloting the King's Flight de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2. Nice Airport Feb. 1951. - Photo by Edward Quinn

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on an official 5-days visit to Monte Carlo. He was piloting the King's Flight de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2. Nice Airport Feb. 1951.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, smiles upon his arrival at Nice Airport in February 1951 for an official five-day visit to Monte Carlo. He had personally piloted the King's Flight de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2. Captured from an over-the-shoulder perspective, the Duke is seen in a textured suit jacket and white pocket square, with the open doorway of the aircraft visible behind him, lending a candid quality to the moment.


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