Prince Philip passed on one of his hobbies to Prince Harry (Image: Getty)
had a very unusual hobby that he appears to have passed on to .
In public, Prince Philip was known for his no-nonsense approach to life and wasn’t one to mince his words.
A former officer and commander in the , the Duke of Edinburgh was known to be athletic and one of his best-known hobbies – carriage driving – was in line with this perception of him.
But behind closed doors, Philip had a more gentle side and one of his long-term hobbies allowed him to create stunning presents for his wife, the late , through designing .
Philip had a brooch made for the late Queen in the early days of their relationship in the shape of his naval badge – a sentimental nod to their shared times together.
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A bracelet made for Queen Elizabeth by Prince Philip (Image: Royal Collection)
He also had an engagement ring for the then-Princess Elizabeth, designed from a tiara that belonged to his mother, and on the day of their wedding presented her with a stunning bracelet he had designed made from the remaining tiara diamonds.
Throughout her life the late Queen was regularly seen pictured wearing it, and more recently Princess Kate is reported to have been spotted borrowing it.
For their fifth wedding anniversary, Philip designed one of the most touching pieces for the late monarch, and it was filled with symbolism of their shared ties, and individual lives.
“The bracelet features Philip’s Naval badge in diamonds surrounded by two sapphire crosses, perhaps representing the Greek flag,” British Vogue explained.
“A ruby cross, perhaps representing the flag of England, is flanked by two roses of York symbolising the Queen’s first title as Princess Elizabeth of York. All of these symbols are connected by gold links in the shape of interlocking Es and Ps.”
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This was one way that Philip let out his softer side, and showed his deep love for his wife, about whom he reportedly wrote in a letter to the Queen Mother “Lilibet is the only ‘thing’ in the world which is absolutely real to me.
“My ambition is to weld the two of us into a new combined existence that will not only be able to withstand the shocks directed at us, but will also have a positive existence for the good.”
This hobby seemed to have been passed on to his grandson , who designed his wife ’s engagement ring.
The ring is a custom three-stone engagement ring, set with a cushion cut centre, flanked by round diamonds on a gold band.
The side diamonds were from his mother, Princess Diana, and the center stone was an ethically mined Botswanan center diamond, as they had travelled Botswana together.