Queen Elizabeth's Wedding: The King's Sudden Demise

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip married on November 20, 1947. Philip died in April 2021, 73 years after their wedding.

Queen Elizabeth II married Philip in 1947

Queen Elizabeth II married Philip of Greece on November 20, 1947. The wedding took place at Westminster Abbey, the same place where her father, King George VI, was crowned just 11 years earlier.

The road to the wedding was not perfectly smooth. Elizabeth was infatuated with Philip by age 13. She was already heiress to the throne on the day she and her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, toured the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. The young officer who escorted the princess was a fellow royal, an 18-year-old blond naval cadet called Philip.

Two days before the ceremony, the young couple was celebrated with a ball at Buckingham Palace that would later reportedly be described as a "sensational evening", for which "everyone looked shiny and happy" — particularly the guests of honor, who appeared "radiant".

Having dealt with several physical setbacks in recent years, Philip, who had been Elizabeth’s husband for more than seven decades, died in April 2021. On their 50th wedding anniversary, in 1997, Elizabeth had said of Philip, “He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years.”

Philip died in 2021, 74 years after the wedding

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip married on November 20, 1947. Philip died in April 2021, 74 years after the wedding.

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to pay her respects. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. At the memorial in the park, she and Philip laid a wreath and stood for a 30-second moment of silence.

Two days before the ceremony, the young couple was celebrated with a ball at Buckingham Palace that would later reportedly be described as a "sensational evening", for which "everyone looked shiny and happy" — particularly the guests of honor, who appeared "radiant".

Elizabeth and Philip held a reception at Banqueting House to mark their golden wedding anniversary in November 1997. On their 50th wedding anniversary, in 1997, Elizabeth had said of Philip, "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years".

Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, 75 years after the wedding

Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022, 75 years after her wedding to Prince Philip. The couple married on November 20, 1947, at 11:30 am GST. Two days before the ceremony, the couple was celebrated with a ball at Buckingham Palace, which was described as a "sensational evening".

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. Elizabeth and Philip laid a wreath and stood for a 30-second moment of silence.

Elizabeth II surpassed her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-lived British monarch on December 21, 2007. She later became the longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world on September 9, 2015.

Elizabeth and Philip held a reception at Banqueting House to mark their golden wedding anniversary in November 1997. Elizabeth had said of Philip on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997, "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years."

Elizabeth II died in 2022, having dealt with several physical setbacks in recent years. Philip, who had been Elizabeth’s husband for more than seven decades, died in April 2021.

The Crown series popularised the royal family

The Crown, a Netflix television series about the British monarchy that debuted in 2016, has grown in popularity as a result of its widespread popularity. The show reveals the challenges faced by a young Queen Elizabeth II, and even before she succeeded to the throne of England in 1952, Elizabeth faced obstacles in marrying the man of her choice, her distant cousin Philip. The road to that wedding, on November 20, 1947, was not perfectly smooth. Elizabeth was infatuated with Philip by age 13. She was already heiress to the throne on the day she and her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, toured the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. The young officer who escorted the princess was a fellow royal, an 18-year-old blond naval cadet called Philip of Greece.

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to pay her respects. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. At the memorial in the park, she and Philip laid a wreath and stood for a 30-second moment of silence. As a result, much of the fury among the public softened, and the protests were called off. That November, the royal couple held a reception at Banqueting House to mark their golden wedding anniversary.

Elizabeth surpassed her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-lived British monarch on December 21, 2007. She became the longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world on September 9, 2015. She became the oldest living monarch after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on January 23, 2015. She later became the longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on October 13, 2016, and the oldest current head of state on the resignation of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017. On February 6, 2017, she became the first British monarch to commemorate a sapphire jubilee, and on November 20, 2017, she was the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary.

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to pay her respects. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. At the memorial in the park, she and Philip laid a wreath and stood for a 30-second moment of silence. As a result, much of the fury among the public softened, and the protests were called off. That November, the royal couple held a reception at Banqueting House to mark their golden wedding anniversary.

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to pay her respects. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier. At the memorial in the park, she and Philip laid a wreath and stood for a 30-second moment of silence. As a result, much of the fury among the public softened, and the protests were called off. That November, the royal couple held a reception at Banqueting House to mark their golden wedding anniversary.

Elizabeth was the longest-reigning British monarch

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world until her death on September 8, 2022. She was 86 years old when she died.

Elizabeth was infatuated with her husband, Prince Philip, from the age of 13. They married on November 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. Two days before the ceremony, the couple was celebrated with a ball at Buckingham Palace.

Elizabeth and Philip made a state visit to India in October 1997, which included a controversial visit to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Protesters chanted "Killer Queen, go back", and there were demands for her to apologise for the action of British troops 78 years earlier.

Elizabeth and Philip celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997. Elizabeth said of Philip, "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years." Philip died in April 2021.

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