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Take a look inside Prince Philip's birthplace, a 19th-century Greek island villa that is now an archaeological museum

Talia LakritzApr 15, 2021, 01:22 IST

Mon Repos.Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 99.
He was born on the dining table at Mon Repos, a villa that belonged to Greek royals, in 1921.
The villa is now an archaeological museum and contains a plaque marking Prince Phillip's birthplace.

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Prince Philip was born a royal of Greece and Denmark at the Mon Repos villa on the Greek island of Corfu in 1921.

Mon Repos from above. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

The villa was built in 1826 by British Commissioner Frederic Adams as a gift for his wife, Nina Palatianou.

A view of Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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During World War II, the Italian governor of the Ionian Islands resided there.

A view of the interior of Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

When Greece abolished its monarchy in 1975, the government and the former royal family disputed the ownership of the property.

Inside Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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Mon Repos now operates as a small museum under the municipality of Corfu.

Art on display at Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

The gardens surrounding the house have been turned into a park featuring ancient Corfu monuments and the remains of temples dedicated to Greek gods.

Mon Repos gardens. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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The villa was restored in the 1990s.

A room inside Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

Its neoclassical design is evident through both exterior and interior columns.

Columns inside Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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The villa features a plaque recognizing it as Philip's birthplace.

Prince Philip's birthplace. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

Philip isn't the only royal who was born there.

A sitting area in Mon Repos. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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