15 photos that show Prince Philip is just like us

Talia LakritzJun 5, 2020, 21:00 IST

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 2005.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images

Prince Philip is a regular person just like the rest of us.
He's been known to joke around with his grandchildren, visit the zoo, and pick up pamphlets people have dropped on the ground.
These amusing photos show the prince, who turns 99 on June 10, acting like a commoner.

Prince Philip may be the Duke of Edinburgh, but he's also a regular person just like the rest of us.

We're so used to seeing royals in formal, posed pictures that candid snapshots of them out in the "real world" can be pretty amusing.

In honor of the prince's upcoming birthday, here are 15 photos of him doing everyday, commoner things.

Prince Philip indulges his sweet tooth.

Prince Philip celebrating his 80th birthday in 2001. Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

He jokes around with his grandchildren.

Prince Harry with his grandfather, Prince Philip, in 2015. Phil Walter/Getty Images

And his great-grandchildren.

Prince Philip at the Trooping the Colour parade in 2017. Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

He rides in cars.

Prince Philip at the 2018 Royal Windsor Horse Show. zz/KGC-178/STAR MAX/IPx 2018/AP

And chats with his wife through an open window.

Prince Philip at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2018. zz/KGC-178/STAR MAX/IPx 2018/AP

He shops for bicycles.

Prince Philip is shown a Brompton bicycle in 2016. Toby Melville/Reuters

He takes the train.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on a train in 2016. Arthur Edwards/Pool/AP

And takes boat rides.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Germany in 2015. Stefanie Loos/Reuters

He gets cozy with his wife of 72 years.

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth in 2015. AP/KGC-42/STAR MAX/IPx

He wears snazzy hats.

Prince Philip at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2012. Indigo/Getty Images

He suits up at construction sites.

Prince Philip in 2015. Stefan Rousseau/Pool/Reuters

He holds his own umbrella.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 2005. Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images

He drops things on the ground.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Germany in 2015. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images

When other people drop things on the ground, he's there to help.

Prince Philip in Windsor in 2016. ARTHUR EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images

He goes to the zoo.

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth at the zoo in 2016. Toby Melville/Reuters

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