04-11-2021, 01:35 AM
When he was alive, I didn't see stories on - the Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Philip being a freemason, but now that he's kicked the bucket at the age of 99, freemasons "toast" this Greek as a "true English gentleman".
In 1952, Philip was initiated into Navy Lodge. The Navy Lodge's past members includes 4 monarchs – King Edward VII, King Edward VIII, King George VI and King George II of the Hellenes.
In 1953, Philip progressed to the second and third Degree of Freemasonry, before he was initiated into the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) later that year: https://www.freemasonrytoday.com/ugle-sgc/ugle/prince-philip-a-true-english-gentleman
(https://archive.is/odN66)
All Grand Masters of the United Grand Lodge of England from 1813 till present have also been Knights of the Garter.
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773 to 1843, KG #603)
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