Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was associated with Queen Elizabeth II for 74 years, died on Friday.
The couple first met in 1934 at the wedding of Prince Philip’s cousin Princess Marina to Prince George, Duke of Kent.
Philip, born in Corfu at the time, was the prince of Greece and Denmark. At that time, he was 13 years old while the then British Princess Elizabeth was eight years old.
After the royal wedding, the couple reunited five years later, in 1939, at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
According to Marion Crawford, Elizabeth’s royal servant, the princess was attracted by Philip’s good looks. Crawford writes in her memoir, The Little Princes, that the teenage Elizabeth’s face would turn red with embarrassment when she saw this handsome young man.
Another of Elizabeth’s close associates and her cousin, Margaret Rhodes, soon learned of Elizabeth’s affair with Philip. She wrote in her autobiography that ‘she was really in love with Philip from the beginning.’
It is said that love and musk are not hidden, so apparently Elizabeth’s love for Prince Philip was also known to her uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten, who described the couple’s first meeting as ‘a great success’ in his diary. was given
After initial meetings, Prince Philip and Elizabeth, who served in the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets during World War II, began corresponding.
When Prince Philip returned from the war, he asked Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, for permission to propose to Elizabeth.
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The couple announced their engagement on July 9, 1947. Jeweler Philip Antrobus designed the engagement ring using a diamond taken from the crown of Philip’s mother, Princess Alice.
The couple got married in a royal ceremony at Westminster Abbey on November 20, exactly four months after their engagement was announced.
Princess Elizabeth was the 10th member of the royal family to be married at Westminster Abbey. In 2011, the same venue was chosen for the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
Before the wedding, Prince Philip was given the title of Duke of Edinburgh along with two other titles.
The couple invited 2,000 guests to their wedding ceremony, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, and the Archbishop of York, Cyril Girbet, who tied the knot.
Elizabeth’s wedding dress was designed by Sir Norman Hartnell. The floor-length gown featured flowers and stars and was inspired by Botticelli’s ‘Primeura’ painting.
It was made of duchess satin, embellished with 10,000 real pearls imported from America. The wedding dress had a 15 feet long train.
The couple celebrated their 70th or platinum wedding anniversary in 2017. On this occasion, the bells of Westminster Abbey were rung to mark the day.
They later celebrated with a private dinner at Windsor Castle with family members and friends.
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2024-08-23 18:59:54