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Elizabeth, 94, and Felipe, 99, were married on November 20, 1947 in Westminster Abbey, just two years after the end of World War II.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip of the United Kingdom are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary this Friday, an occasion they will not be able to share with their family as England is currently subject to coronavirus restrictions.
Elizabeth, 94, and Felipe, 99, were married on November 20, 1947 in Westminster Abbey, just two years after the end of World War II.
To celebrate their anniversary, Buckingham Palace released a photograph of a smiling monarch and her husband looking at a card made by their great-grandchildren, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, along with other greeting cards and letters.
The photo was taken at Windsor Castle, the Queen’s residence in West London, where the couple is in quarantine.
In a nod to her early wedding days, Isabel wore a crystal brooch, made of sapphires and diamonds, which she used for photos taken in Broadlands, southern England, during the early part of her honeymoon.
The couple met when they both attended the wedding of Philip’s cousin Princess Marina of Greece to Elizabeth’s uncle, the Duke of Kent, in 1934.
Philip caught the attention of his future wife when the then 13-year-old princess visited her parents at the British Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, southwest England, where he was a cadet.
While royal analysts claim that Elizabeth and Philip have had their ups and downs like any married couple, they have not had the tribulations of three of their four children, whose marriages ended in divorce, the most famous of which is the Prince Charles deceased first wife, Princess Diana.
“He has been my strength and support all these years,” Isabel said as the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997.
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