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Hey, history lovers. I'm Mike Rosenwald with Retropod, a show about the past, rediscovered.

The British royal wedding puts all eyes on the Windsor family. Prince Harry and Megan Markle,

Prince William and Duchess Kate, Queen Elizabeth

the second. But perhaps no royal is as fun to watch as the queen's husband, Prince Philip, Duke

of Edinburgh. Philip is famous for flouting convention with his decidedly unroyal behavior and tendency to say whatever's on his mind.

In fact, if you've watched the popular Netflix show The Crown, you've seen Prince Philip portrayed as an impolite lout, a womanizer, a whiner, and even a potential Nazi sympathizer.

We wanted to dig into the stories about Prince Philip to find out the truth behind the

reputation.

The prince, who was born into royalty in Greece but grew up throughout Europe before settling

in the UK, is now 96 years old. He and the Queen met back when

they were children and later fell in love through letters and afternoon visits. Before they married,

Philip was a rising star in the British Royal Navy, which leads us to one rumor about Prince Philip

we can confirm. He wasn't overly enthusiastic to be

the husband of a queen. When Philip and Elizabeth married in 1947, neither of them expected

she would be crowned any time soon. Her father, King George, was in his early 50s. But the king died five years into their marriage, and Elizabeth became queen at the early age of 25.

Philip was forced to quit his naval career and become a full-time Duke.

He wasn't happy about it.

Decades later, he told an interviewer that he'd rather have

stayed in the Navy. He later called his resignation, quote, naturally disappointing. The rumors that

Philip was a womanizer are less certain. By many accounts, there was real tension in the marriage.

Over the years, he's been linked to many women, including two dancers.

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