7 photos that show the sweet side of the Queen and Prince Philip’s relationship

By MiNDFOOD

September 9, 2022

7 photos that show the sweet side of the Queen and Prince Philip’s relationship

A look back at the Queen and Prince Philip's 73-year marriage.

The Queen was laid to rest next to her husband, Prince Philip, who passed away on 9 April 2021, 17 months before the Queen’s death.

Philip and Elizabeth married in 1947, but they actually met years earlier when Philip was 13 and Elizabeth was 8, at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark to the Duke of Kent in 1934.

Take a look at these less known photos of the Queen and Prince Philip that show the sweeter side of their relationship.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh view the restored bed-chamber at the Maritime Museum in London, in this May 1, 1990 file photo. The Queen reopened the Queen’s house at the Museum which has recently been refurbished at a cost of five million pounds sterling.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip laugh after bidding farewell to the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina at Windsor Castle in Windsor, southern England April 11, 2014. The Irish President and his wife Sabina left Windsor at the end of a four day State Visit to Britain, during which they stayed at Windsor Castle as guests of Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stand in front of the Matthew, a replica of explorer John Cabot’s ship, during ceremonies in Bonavista, Newfoundland, June 24. The Royal couple attended the event marking to the day the 500th anniversary Cabot’s journey from Briston, England to the north shore of Newfoundland. Standing with them is the Premier of Newfoundland, Brian Tobin (R).

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh walk at Broadlands in Romsey, southern England in this undated photograph taken in 2007. The Queen and Prince Philip will mark their diamond wedding anniversary with a special service of thanksgiving on November 19, 2007.

*Members of Britain’s royal family (front L-R) Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth cheer as competitors participate in a sack race at the Braemar Gathering in Braemar, Scotland September 1, 2012.*

*The Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and David Webster are talking with Margot Fonteyn at CG Gala June 10, 1958.*

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the Beating the Retreat ceremony on Horseguards Parade, June 13. The Retreat, which was played by the massed bands of the Royal Marines, was in honour of Prince Philip’s 75th birthday, Philip is the Captain General of the Royal Marines.

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