Teenage crush to lifelong love - The Queen and Prince Philip's romance explained
10.06.2022 - 11:17
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From teenage crush, to the father of her children, and her loyal companion for decades on the throne - nobody did more to support The Queen than Prince Philip. As the Queen’s former press secretary Dickie Arbiter tells us: "She first fell in love with Philip in 1939 when she met him aged just 13.That was 82 years ago, and he turned out to be the only man in her life." As well as taking on a host of royal duties, the duke – who was 99 when he died last April – provided unfaltering personal support to the Queen.
And on what would have been his 101st birthday, we take a look back at the love affair which defined our Queen's life. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
Speaking during a BBC documentary, which screened in September last year, Prince Harry explained, "From my grandmother’s perspective to have someone like that on your shoulder for 73 years of marriage… it doesn’t get better than that.The two of them together were just the most adorable couple." Harry added, "Behind what the world sees, you have two individuals who were very much in love.The experiences that they went through; that is an incredible bond between two people." Their courtship officially began at Christmas 1943, when 22-year-old Prince Philip was invited to join the family at Windsor Castle. Elizabeth was only 17, but according to her governess, Marion Crawford, she had already confided that Philip was "The One".
As the romance progressed, Elizabeth would play People Will Say We’re In Love from the musical Oklahoma! over and over again, and it remained the couple’s favourite song. Philip proposed at Balmoral in 1946 but the King insisted they announce their engagement when
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