{"id":2695,"date":"2019-02-06T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.robust.digital\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:46:03","slug":"best-pictures-of-queen-elizabeth-and-philip-in-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/best-pictures-of-queen-elizabeth-and-philip-in-70-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Pictures of Queen Elizabeth and Philip in 70 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1.\u00a0The exquisite royal couple<\/h2>\n
Source: forbes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The exquisite royal couple of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip recently completed their 70 years of marriage. They are amazingly the first royal couple to celebrate an exuberant platinum wedding anniversary. Over the course of the years, the couple had to fight ceaseless battles in both personal and professional lives. On this grandiose occasion, let us go through the memorable journey of the royal duo.<\/p>\n

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2. Young Love<\/h2>\n
Source: forbes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Elizabeth and Philip crossed paths first time in the year 1934 at the wedding of Prince Philip’s cousin, Princess Marina of Greece, to one of Princess Elizabeth’s uncles, The Duke of Kent. Their engagement was announced on 9th July 1947. They officially tied the knot on November 20, 1947.<\/p>\n

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3. The Princess and the Naval Officer<\/h2>\n
Source: rd.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Elizabeth was a 21 years old princess then and Philip a 26 years old naval officer. Their wedding took place only after a negligible period of 2 years after World War II. Philip and Elizabeth fell irrevocably in love in July 1939, when Elizabeth was only 13 years old and Philip was merely 18 years old.<\/p>\n

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4. Love at First Sight?<\/h2>\n
Source: indiatoday.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Elizabeth along with her parents was touring the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Philip, who was a student there at the time was their only guide as the other two cadets were infected with mumps. It was love at first sight for naive Elizabeth who was only a lovestruck teenager then. For Philip, it was just a dispensable distraction at the time.<\/p>\n

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5. Not a Fairy Tale<\/h2>\n
Source: briminghammail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Like any other modern fairytale, this duo also endured their fair share of obstacles. Even though Elizabeth’s father wanted nothing more than his daughter to be married happily, he was quite skeptical about Philip’s eligibility as a potential groom. Not only was Philip financially frail, but he was also deemed a bit callous.<\/p>\n

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6. The Royal Wedding<\/h2>\n
Source: forbes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

However, Philip’s love prevailed and he was finally granted permission by George, Elizabeth’s father, to marry his adored daughter. Philip fervently proposed to Elizabeth in Scotland with a charming ring he had designed himself. He repealed his birth title and adopted the Mountbatten family name, after his mother, which made him a naturalized British. Needless to say, Elizabeth accepted.<\/p>\n

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7. Almost a Family Affair<\/h2>\n
Source: townandcountrymag.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Their marriage was nothing grandiose as Britain was still in recovery state after the war. Like all other young brides, Elizabeth too collected clothing coupons for her wedding attire. The wedding was broadcasted by the BBC radio as millions of admirers tuned in. The guest list included a total of 2000 guests including royals and statesmen from all around the globe.<\/p>\n

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8. The Royal Babies<\/h2>\n
Source: forbes.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Elizabeth was clad in a gown that was embellished with crystals and 10,000 seed pearls. Their wedding ceremony took place at the same venue where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth also got married, the Westminster Abbey. The royal wedding contributed a lot in raising the nation’s spirit after the catastrophic events of the war.<\/p>\n

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9. Life as a Power Couple<\/h2>\n
Source: harpersbazaar.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Only after a minute period of five years, Elizabeth succeeded to claim the throne after her father, George VI. Now 70 years later, the royal couple is exultant parents to four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. Charles is the Prince of Wales, Anne Princess Royal, Andrew the Duke of York and Edward the Earl of Wessex.<\/p>\n

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10. Still Going Strong!<\/h2>\n
Source: thoughtco.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The duo also has eight grandchildren and are proud great-grandparents to seven great-grandchildren currently. Throughout their marriage, Elizabeth and Philip went through perpetual hardships. The most prominent of which was the divorce of three of their children among four and the backlash they received after Princess Diana’s sudden demise.<\/p>\n

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11. Grandbabies!<\/h2>\n
Source: o.canada.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Queen Elizabeth was considered apathetic and was frivolously criticized for staying in Balmoral, Scotland and not heading back to London immediately. Hardly anyone was aware of the fact that the doting grandmother was only taking care of Diana’s children after the grievous incident. She was protecting the wistful children from the flagrant attention their mother’s death was receiving.<\/p>\n

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12. Always by Her Side<\/h2>\n
Source: marieclaire.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Despite all the hardships, the couple were diligent in their marriage and never cowered in front of their battles. Now at 91 years old, Queen Elizabeth is the longest reigning queen surpassing the reign of Queen Victoria and Prince Philip is fascinatingly the longest serving consort in British history at the age of 96.<\/p>\n

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13. A Quiet(er) Life<\/h2>\n
Source: bahamaspress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Queen and his husband are adored and respected by millions of people at this point in time. The event of their platinum wedding anniversary was a private and hushed event which took place at the Windsor Castle. The event was nowhere near the splendor and grandeur of their previous anniversaries.<\/p>\n

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14. Growing Old Together<\/h2>\n
Source: thefrisky.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The event also lacked the extravaganza of their silver, golden and diamond anniversaries. The celebration was subtle and only included a small gathering of dear ones.<\/p>\n

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15. The Happy Ever After<\/h2>\n
Source: express.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Queen Elizabeth was often heard saying that even though Philip isn’t very comfortable with complements, he has always been her strength and that he has done for the country more than anyone can even decipher. She and the whole nation are indebted to Philip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0The exquisite royal couple Source: forbes.com The exquisite royal couple of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip recently completed their 70 years of marriage. They are amazingly the first royal couple to celebrate an exuberant platinum wedding anniversary. Over the course of the years, the couple had to fight ceaseless battles in both personal and professional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,79],"tags":[20,38,85,46,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97396,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions\/97396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}