They then found shelter in France, where Philip attended a day school, but tragedy soon struck again.
His beloved mother experienced amental breakdownand was institutionalized against her will, according toVogue.
This left Philip having to bounce between family members that were living in different parts of the world.
“It’s simply what happened,” the prince later commented (viaTown & Country).
“The family broke up.
My mother was ill, my sisters were married, my father was in the south of France.
I just had to get on with it.
By all accounts they were a happy family and had three children together, with one on the way.
Their daughter Princess Johanna was left home because she was considered too young to travel at the time.
Sadly, nobody made it out of the wreck alive.
Cecilie was just 26 years old at the time of her death.
