Queen Elizabeth II has marked her first wedding anniversary alone, seven months after the death of her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 2018. Photo: AFP
The then-Princess Elizabeth became engaged to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in July 1947, tying the knot in Westminster Abbey in November the same year.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip #royalwedding pic.twitter.com/VMmZfkFRnt
— Lennie Arifin (@Lenillustration) November 20, 2021
Their marriage of more than seven decades made the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh the longest married couple in British royal history.
In 2017, the Queen and the Duke celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary and their relationship endured until Prince Philip's death in April this year.
At a banquet to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1997, the Queen said he often gave her "strength".
"He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years," the Queen said at the time.
Today should have been the 74th wedding anniversary of this special couple, HM Queen Elizabeth II and The Late Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh pic.twitter.com/ufHW5s00YH
— The Royal Butler (@TheRoyalButler) November 20, 2021
The Queen, who is 95 years old, only recently returned to royal duties after she sprained her back, missing this year's Remembrance Day service.
She also spent a night in a London hospital last month after being admitted for tests, and was later told to rest for two weeks.
- ABC
