HRH PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH (1921-2021)
Midshipman's log
1940-41RCIN 250119
In his log, Prince Philip recorded details of his part in operating HMS Valiant’s searchlights in the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941: ‘My orders were that if any ship illuminated a target I was to switch on and illuminate for the rest of the fleet’.