On the same day of his death, a picture of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was circulated on the Internet, which unites him with King Farouk of Egypt.
Originally a royal Prince of Greece and Denmark, Philip renounced these titles shortly before his marriage with Princess Elizabeth, the heiress presumptive to King George VI, on November 20, 1947.
To Farouk's right is the late Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, and to his left is the British Secretary of State Anthony Bevin.
The photo was take on January 31, 1950 at a royal banquet in the Koubbeh Palace.
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