The Queen of England’s love affair with her “guard”, after more than a year of separation, they met again
So after more than a year apart, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met again in another peaceful place.
Together for 74 years, the late Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Philip witnessed many transformations of British society together, they compared walking side by side through crises around the world including the Second war, COVID-19 epidemic. Now both have passed away, but their love story will live on forever.

One is a Queen, the other is an exiled Prince who is not equal to a commoner

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II first met in 1934 at a royal wedding. At that time, Elizabeth II was only 8 years old, and Philip was 13 years old.

In the summer of 1939, the two had the opportunity to meet again when Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret went on a trip with their parents to the Britannia Royal Naval Academy, where Philip was undergoing officer training. Philip’s handsome appearance and blue eyes made the princess “smitten”, and at this point the two began to talk to each other.

A powerful queen and a fallen prince weave a charming love story.

Not long after that, World War II broke out. Prince Philip served in the royal navy and Princess Elizabeth II had to move from palace to palace to avoid bombs. However, the two still exchange letters every week.

At the end of the war, Philip returned to London. At the end of the summer of 1946, the 25-year-old man proposed to the British princess. Without waiting for her parents’ consent, Elizabeth II nodded in agreement.

Initially, the British Royal Family did not “please” this marriage, because Elizabeth II was the eldest child of Emperor George VI, his father’s successor. Meanwhile, Philip has Greek and Danish royal blood in him. But when he was 9 years old, his family was expelled from Greece and forced into exile after a rebellion.

Political or personal distance cannot defeat their love.

Although he had the title of prince, he had no status, plus the fact that his three sisters were married to German aristocrats made Prince Philip even more disadvantaged. And of course, no one can agree to let a successor queen marry an obsolete prince.

At that time, there were even some rumors that the British Royal Family would introduce another husband to better suit the future successor. However, political or personal distance cannot defeat their love.

He abandoned his position as a prince to become his wife’s bodyguard

Overcoming the storm, the couple held their wedding in November 1947, right after Princess Elizabeth II’s 21st birthday. However, before the wedding, Philip himself had to give up his Greek and Danish royal titles and was appointed Duke of Edinburgh by King George VI. In addition, he had to convert from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism.

To walk alongside Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip had to change everything.

Two days after the wedding, Philip quit smoking immediately and without any difficulty, because he knew that Elizabeth II had suffered a lot because her father was addicted to smoking. “She doesn’t have to change anything, but Philip, everything about him has changed,” John Dean – someone close to the couple once said.

On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth II was officially crowned queen. At that time Philip had just been promoted to commander in the royal navy, which meant that “the most exciting part of a naval career was just beginning”. But then he stopped his naval career at the age of 30 to support his wife.

And since then, people everywhere in the world have seen Prince Philip walking behind the queen in all meetings, presentations, visits, etc. As for Queen Elizabeth II, her husband is ” her strength and support. According to historians, the queen has emphasized many times that if she were the head of the country, Philip would be the head of the family.

The Queen has emphasized many times that if she were the head of the country, Philip would be the head of the family.

However, no marriage is without its ups and downs. Especially in the early years of their marriage, Prince Philip was always required to follow his wife, or in all matters he had to stand in the dark. However, he only got really angry once in his life: “I am the only man in this country who is not allowed to use his family name for his children.”

After the death of Queen Mary and the resignation of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II requested a change to honor her husband. Specifically, although the royal family is called Windsor, a decree issued in 1960 allows male descendants of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip who are not princes and princesses of the United Kingdom to bear the surname. Philip’s Mountbatten-Windsor.

However, Princess Anne – the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip – also changed to her father’s surname Mountbatten-Windsor before getting married. That is enough to see that even though she is a queen who is admired by millions, in the heart of Elizabeth II, her husband is the person who deserves the most respect even though he is just a “guardian”.

Rare everyday life moments of the Queen of England and her husband.

In his 50th wedding anniversary speech, Prince Philip once revealed the secret to marital happiness, which is “tolerance”. “That may not be so important when things are going well, but it is absolutely important when things get tough,” Mr. Philip said.

After more than 7 decades of traveling together, the two have 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. On April 9, 2021, Prince Philip passed away. Although the late Queen of England appeared tough on the outside, her husband’s passing left a “huge void” in her heart.

On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II breathed her last breath. So after more than a year of separation, they have now met again in another peaceful place.