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    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance
    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance
    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance
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    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance

    By The Editors of PEOPLE

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    Celebrate the 70th anniversary of marriage

    The marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has now lasted an astonishing seven decades, and their romance is longer still. Go inside their complicated yet loving relationship in Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance, a beautiful new special edition from the editors of People. This one-of-a-kind volume goes from the pair's first meeting, when Elizabeth was a schoolgirl of 13 and Philip a navy cadet, through their opulent wedding; their parenthood to Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne; and their diamond years today. The extraordinary relationship-at the heart of Netflix's hit series The Crown-People chronicles with gorgeous photography and powerful, entertaining stories from every stage of their marriage and their lives, both public and private. Readers will find out how Elizabeth learned to balance the roles of wife, mother and queen; how the royal family has celebrated its many good times, including the queen's Jubilee Years, many royal weddings and the births of numerous grandchildren; and persevered through bad times, including the fire that nearly destroyed Buckingham Palace and the death of Princess Diana. Additionally, fans of The Crown will discover where the series precisely captures the past-and where it veers from history. Go inside the lives of the Windsors, and their enduring love, in Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeople
    Release dateNov 24, 2017
    ISBN9781547840700
    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance

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    PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip - The Editors of PEOPLE

    Love, Actually

    Even after 70 years of marriage, children, travel and royal duty, Elizabeth and Philip still show sparks of real affection

    Once Elizabeth became Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh would walk behind her during official engagements, like this stop in New Delhi, during a 1961 tour of India.

    For a 70th anniversary, the custom is gifts of platinum, to honor an unbreakable bond. In the British commonwealth, couples who make that milestone get an anniversary greeting from the monarch. Now it’s the Windsors’ turn. As Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip mark seven decades since they wed on Nov. 20, 1947, People is celebrating with an issue devoted to their enduring love. Fans of The Crown (Netflix, Dec. 8) have been drawn into the story of newly­weds balancing duty with family. But the truth behind the drama is even richer. Beyond good genes and falling for each other as teens, what accounts for this lengthy union? Because she is the Queen, no one in the world treats Elizabeth II entirely normally, except for Prince Philip, noted biographer Gyles Brandreth. Conversely, the Queen is the only person in the world who can say to the Duke of Edinburgh, ‘Oh, Philip, do shut up.’ And she does. Welcome to a portrait of a royal—and very real—marriage.

    A day out in the country: Watching an equestrian competition in Gloucestershire, 1968

    2002: In Cairns, Australia, after a show of Aboriginal culture, Philip reportedly asked, Do you still throw spears at each other?

    A kiss before flying: Prince Philip sends the Queen off from Ottawa to London in 1982.

    In 1951 the princess and duke received gifts from a First Nations chief and his wife while visiting Calgary.

    I can think of very few couples who are as united as they are—Philip’s cousin Lady Pamela Hicks told People of the pair (at Windsor Castle, 1982)

    They are very funny together, Prince Harry has said of his grandparents (at a military base in Wales, 1963).

    She had a protective shell around her, and he brought her out of it, a U.K. diplomat once said of Philip (at the Royal Horse Show, 1949).

    The Queen gets a giggle at the 2003 Trooping the Colour ceremony.

    Partners for life: Dancing in Balmoral tartan at the Queen’s Scotland estate, 1972

    Look of love: The Queen (with Philip on their 50th anniversary, 1997) enjoys the longest marriage of any British monarch in history.

    Sentimental journey: In 2007 Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth visited Broadlands in Hampshire, where they’d spent their wedding night 60 years prior

    Philip, Before Elizabeth

    A prince without a country who was virtually orphaned when he was 8, he grew into a nomadic, independent charmer

    A born leader, Philip (as a teen ca. 1935 at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland) was naughty, never nasty, said his headmaster.

    This, said a family friend, introducing the tow-headed 4-year-old at his side to a stranger, is Prince Philip. His grandfather is a king of Greece. Indignant, the little boy shot back, No! I’m Philip—just Philip, that’s all!

    Prince Philippos of the royal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was born June 10, 1921, in Corfu, Greece. He hasn’t a drop of Hellenic blood—his paternal grandfather, King George I, was a Danish prince who had been installed on the Greek throne at age 17 and had eight children, including Philip’s father, Prince Andrew, a general in the Greek army. Philip’s

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