Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post

Firstly, as the Sovereign's spouse, a royal prince and a royal duke, Prince Philip gets given every medal as soon as they are issued and consequently his medal bar is huge - if it didn't cover his lapel, it would be hidden under his armpit.
Phil has numerous medals from his WW2 service, while he's accrued a couple from his missus it would be unfair to say that was the only source