The prince joined the Navy in 1939 as a cadet after graduating from Gordonstoun.
While he may have felt most at home on the sea, he was still plagued by rumors.
There was no choice.
You have to make compromises.
I tried to make the best of it."
The Real Reason Prince Philip Had To Give Up His Career In The Navy
Prince Philip admitted once that he wished he could have stayed in the Royal Navy, but his duty to his queen made that impossible once Elizabeth became monarch.
