Lt. Cdr. The Duke of Edinburgh With The Royal Navy In The Mediterranean -- These photographs were taken during the Mediterranean Fleet's summer cruise - Prince Philip's last cruise in H.M.S. Magpie before he returned to the United Kingdom in August. A favourite sport in the Mediterranean Fleet is water-skiing. This shot was taken from a beach at Marmarice in Turkey: Preparing the mouth of a small stream on the beach at Marmarice for an attempt to shoot up it on skis. H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh is seen on the right. By a private photographer by pemission of the Duke of Edinburgh. At Marmarice beach preparing a spot to shoot up on the beach on water skis. August 5, 1951. (Photo by Camera Press).