Royal Profile: 15 Facts about Prince Philip of Yugoslavia
- Prince Philip of Yugoslavia was born 15 January 1982 as the son of Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans Bragança {Source}.
- He has two brothers{Source}:
- Hereditary Prince Peter (1980)
- Prince Alexander (1982, twin)
- His godparents are{Source}:
- King Constantine II of Greece
- Queen of Spain
- The Duchess of Calabria
- He grew up in the United States, and Europe. He attended kindergarten in Spain, before moving to England{Source}.
- In June 2000, Prince Philip graduated from The King’s School Canterbury in England having obtained three “A” levels in Spanish, Politics, and Geography, and ten GCSE’s (General Certificate of Secondary Education) {Source}.Prince Philip graduated from University College London (UCL) with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Humanities {Source}.
- After graduation, he worked for Landsbanki and Teather & Greenwood in London, before attending École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) Switzerland {Source}.
- After graduation from EHL Switzerland, he began working for IKOS in Cyprus, before moving on to work as a global asset manager in London {Source}. Prince Philip speaks English, Spanish and French, and is continuing his Serbian studies{Source}.
- Prince Philip enjoys surfing, scuba diving and snowboarding{Source}.
- He completed the Athens Marathon in 2010 and the Belgrade Half-Marathon in 2011{Source}.
- Prince Philip is also interested in fine arts, financial markets, music and meteorology{Source}.
- Before the 5 October 2000 revolution, he traveled to Serbia in 1991 {Source}.
- He also visited Bosnia in 2000{Source}.
- On 17 July 2001, Prince Philip and The Royal Family took up residence in The Royal Palace in Belgrade{Source}.
- He has traveled throughout Europe, the United States, and has visited the Middle East, Asia, South East Asia, Africa, Central and South America {Source}.
- His stepmother is Crown Princess Katherine.