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Prince Philip allegedly subscribed to several flying saucer magazines and kept a map of UFO sightings on the wall in Buckingham Palace.

The Queen’s Consort, now 95, reportedly asked to see top secret MoD reports into “close encounters” and told a senior aide to study UFO cases.

He even wanted to meet people who had seen extraterrestrial spacecraft, it is claimed.

And the head of the MoD’s UFO desk has told the Daily Star Online the Prince’s interest caused problems for the military – as it was trying to downplay its involvement with the mysterious sightings.

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International UFO magazine Flying Saucer Review happily boasts that Prince Philip has been an avid reader “since the 1950s”.

Sir Peter Horsley, who served as “equerry” – or personal attendant – to Prince Philip from 1949 to 1956, confirmed his master had a special interest in flying saucers.

He said the Prince gave him “carte blanche” to collect stories about them from the RAF.

In his autobiography, Sounds from Another Room, Sir Peter said the Prince asked him to bring UFO witnesses to the Palace for private discussions.

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As part of these investigations, Sir Peter – who rose to become Air Vice Marshal and Deputy Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command – claimed to have met a real-life alien at a flat in London.

He said the extraterrestrial being – called “Mr Janus” – could read his mind.

The RAF commander said: “He didn't say he was a visitor from another planet – but I had that impression.

“I believe he was here to observe us. I never saw him again.

“I have no qualms about the reaction to my experience with Mr Janus.

“I don't care what people think – it was what happened.”

Mr Janus reportedly wanted to meet Prince Philip – who he described as “a man of great vision”.

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In his book Flying Saucerers: A Social History Of UFOlogy, author David Clarke claims Prince Philip wanted to the world’s first and most infamous contactee – George Adamski.

Adamski, a US citizen, claimed to have met a blond haired alien from Venus who took him in a tour of the Solar System in his spaceship.

Clarke says Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning, who was treasurer to the Duke’s office, set up a secret meeting with Adamski – but it was cancelled at the last minute over fears it could embarrass the Royal Family.

Adamski's claims have since been dismissed.

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All this may sound far-fetched, but Prince Philip’s uncle, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, readily admitted to his belief in aliens.

Lord Mountbatten – who introduced his nephew to his future wife, Princess Elizabeth – even got caught up in a UFO sighting himself.

On February 25, 1955, one of his staff, Frederick Briggs, reported seeing a UFO shaped like a spinning top hovering over a field in the grounds of Lord Mountbatton’s Hampshire mansion, Broadlands.

Lord Mountbatton – the Chief of the Defence Staff and the longest serving head of the British Armed Forces – investigated the incident and put his name to a description of Briggs’ account.

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In a letter to a friend, he wrote: “These extraordinary things have now been seen in almost every part of the world.

“They are not of human agency – that is to say they don’t come from our Earth.

“Presumably they come from some other other heavenly body…maybe Venus or Mars, who are making their first exploration of Earth.”

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Nick Pope, who ran the MoD's UFO project, told the Daily Star Online: “At one time he was absolutely fascinated by the UFO mystery.

“He subscribed to a number of magazines on the subject and even wanted to interview some UFO witnesses – though this latter activity was handled by a royal equerry, in the view of the sensitivities.

“Prince Phillip's interest was shared by other royals and senior establishment figures – such as Lord Mountbatten and a former Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Hill-Norton."

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He added: “This royal interest in UFOs was extremely difficult for us at the MoD because our policy was to downplay the true extent of our interest and involvement in UFOs.

“We routinely told Parliament, the media and the public that the subject was of very limited interest and ‘no defence significance’.

“The irony was that we were all Crown servants – and that our ultimate bosses were fascinated by a subject we were actively trying to debunk.”

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Britain was gripped by UFO fever in the 1950s in the wake of a huge number of sightings across the world.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered a top secret investigation into flying saucers in 1952.

Some officials thought the UFOs could be secret German weapons seized by the US or Russia at the end of World War 2.

In fact, the Nazis really were developing bizarre aircraft that looked suspiciously like flying saucers.

It is unknown if Prince Philip’s apparent interest in UFOs continues to this day.

Buckingham Palace failed to respond to the Daily Star Online’s request for comment.