Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary
Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 69th wedding anniversary to her Prince.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as they are now. Let's take a look at their journey...
Princess Elizabeth happy with her new fiance, Philip Mountbatten, at Buckingham Palace, after their engagement was announced in July 1947.
After a string of love letters sent back and forth (which is how Prince Philip is rumoured to have won her heart), Elizabeth and her military sweetheart, Prince Philip of Denmark and Greece, became engaged.
Prince Philip abandoned his Danish and Greek princely titles and fell back on his military rank, Lieutenant, in order to marry the Princess Elizabeth.
Elizabeth and Philip were married on 20 November, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. Their wedding took place at the end of the second world war and Elizabeth required ration coupons to buy the material of her dress.
As a girl, Princess Elizabeth loved dancing, especially Scottish country dancing. Here, as a married woman, she relished the chance to take to the dance floor with her husband, now known as The Duke of Edinburgh, at a square dance in Ottawa, Canada, held in their honour by Governor-General Viscount Alexander, in October, 1951.
Elizabeth and Philip with their first two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
Five years later, Princess Elizabeth's father, George VI, died, and at the age of 25, became Queen of England.
Elizabeth and Philip had four children together, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Edward in 1971.
Elizabeth and Philip in Balmoral.
The Queen is obviously still enamoured by her Prince.
And she looks to stay that way.
The Prince looking on as his Queen performs royal duties at the University of Surrey's School of Veterinary Medicine.
Sharing a joke at the First State Visit of the Irish President.
More smiles for her Prince. Congratulations on 69 wonderful years!