A reception on HMS Magpie. The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on an official 5-days visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo, Feb. 1951. The ship was the only vessel commanded by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who took command on 2 September 1950, when he was 29.
During an official visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo in February 1951, a young Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attends a reception. Dressed in a double-breasted naval uniform with medal ribbons and an aiguillette, he is the central figure in a marquee illuminated by strings of bare lightbulbs. The gathering took place aboard HMS Magpie, the only vessel Prince Philip commanded, having taken charge in September 1950 at the age of 29. His serious expression is captured amidst a crowd of formally dressed guests.
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