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The Duke of Edinburgh's sitting room in Clarence House, London, 1949. The house was built in 1825-27 by John Nash for the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV. The panelling is of white Canadian maplewood and the portraits are of the prince's parents, Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece, and his grandfather, the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, by Laszlo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Duke of Edinburgh's sitting room in Clarence House, London, 1949. The house was built in 1825-27 by John Nash for the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV. The panelling is of white Canadian maplewood and the portraits are of the prince's parents, Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece, and his grandfather, the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, by Laszlo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)