From Hello!:
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on 20 November, so we're taking a look at some of the most defining moments in their relationship. To mark the occasion this year, Buckingham Palace released a sweet portrait of the monarch and her husband, taken by royal photographer Chris Jackson, in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle. The Queen and Prince Philip were pictured smiling at a homemade anniversary card from their great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, which featured a colourful 73 on the front of the card.When the Queen met her dashing war hero Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, she was a young Princess Elizabeth, heiress to the British throne. The couple were the William and Kate or Harry and Meghan of their day, with every stage of their courtship eagerly followed by an adoring public. After tying the knot on 20 November 1947, the Princess described her husband in letters to her parents and her cousin as "an angel" and "the best and nicest man in the world". Meanwhile, Philip said ahead of the wedding: "I am sure that I do not deserve all the good things that have happened to me… to have fallen in love, completely and unreservedly." (Read more.)
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