Rescued by royalty; In his younger days, PRINCE PHILIP was a naval officer with a distinguished wartime record. Yet his finest hour nearly went unrecorded - until a throwaway anecdote revealed the Prince's role in a mission to save the life of two British pilots.

The Daily Mail (London, England) | January 21, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: NIGEL JONES

When the stricken aircraft made its long, slow dive into the shark-infested Java Sea, the young, blond Naval First Lieutenant did not hesitate. He knew exactly what he had to do. Activating his ship's search and rescue system, he sent his modern destroyer into action. The ship sped across the waves and reached the spot where the Avenger bomber had gone down. It was only just in time: the crippled plane had sunk, and its two-man crew were struggling - and failing - to inflate their life raft in the treacherous ocean waves.

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