Prince Phillip, single pilot?

[megan]

I respect your right to, Cazalet. But why?

He can't help himself, he'll sink the boot into Royalty at any and every opportunity.

[Exnomad]

I was training in Chipmunks at Derby 1953, and Philip was flying across the area.
A special Airway was notified that we had to keep out of

[rolling20]

Airforce Blue, by Patrick Bishop mentions that Prince Philip (in an interview for his 70th) would have joined the RAF in WW2, but Mountbatten advised him otherwise.