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70 years of marriage: the love story of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Photo

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate platinum wedding.

20 November marks 70 years since the wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In Britain this anniversary is called the platinum. Elizabeth is the first monarch, celebrating this anniversary. Round date the couple will celebrate with family and closest friends for dinner at Windsor castle.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

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It is not known how Princess Elizabeth met her future husband. And the couple does not seek to uncover the mystery. The official version says that in 1934 they met at the wedding of a cousin of Prince Philip and uncle of Elizabeth. But some argue that the meeting occurred before.

Despite noble birth, Prince Philip was poor. His grandfather, king George I of Greece was assassinated in 1913, uncle dethroned, and his father, having fallen into a severe depression after the loss of all regalia, ignominiously fled from Greece, taking along the entire family. And, although parents of Elizabeth does not approve of his daughter, the future Queen, once seeing Prince Philip, more of anyone could not think.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

The engagement the couple announced in July 1947. The wedding was planned for November of the same year. The choice of the ring proved to be difficult because it was hard to please girl who will inherit one of the best collections of jewelry in the world. Philip was personally involved in the design of the ring made by the famous jewelry firm of Philip Antrobus Ltd. The ring was encrusted with diamond in three carats. Still the Queen of the ring never leaves.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Another problem arose with the bride’s dress. In post war Britain with the tissue was tight, they even gave out cards. And there are numerous girls in the country began to send his future bride passes on the fabric. But, unfortunately, the law alien cards use was impossible. So Elizabeth took advantage of her, especially the Parliament has allocated an additional 200 coupons.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

But there are rumors that the silk from which sewed the dress was woven from the cocoons of silkworms is a Japanese enemy. But the scandal was hushed up, when it turned out that the worms were the friendly Chinese.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Well, what a wedding can do without the traditional wedding cake? For its preparation required a large amount of sugar, butter, flour, dried fruits, glazed fruits and alcohol in which the fruit needs to soak. But while all of these products in the country was scarce. And the ingredients had to be gathered in the truest sense of the world.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Canada sent the flour, Jamaica — rum, New Zealand butter. But especially tried Australia. The girls from scout troops collected donations and sent to London several heavy parcels with glazed fruit, dried fruit, sugar and other vital for the cake products.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

An exact copy of the wedding bouquet of Queen, made for the jubilee exhibition.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото
70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Though the wedding was a Royal, without the small and big incidents there has not been. First, from tiaras a piece fell off, and it was urgently necessary to send to the jeweler. Then someone somewhere has removed the pearl necklace, which then have been looking for.

But most importantly — the mystery of the Bridal bouquet. In General the photos with friends and relatives the bride is not in the hands of the bouquet, though he was at the entrance and the exit of Abbey. Assume that the bouquet put it somewhere someone of the servants, and then forgot where. A week after the celebration the newlyweds made the same bouquet to be photographed with him, but again the guests did not work. So the Royal family now have photos of or with family and friends, or with the bouquet.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

The couple received more than 2,500 gifts. For the first time, the Royal family abandoned the unwritten rule that gifts can only give friends and relatives. Was and strange gifts. For example, India sent a lace scarf, crocheted from thread, personally woven by Mahatma Gandhi. In the center was a carefully knitted words: “Freedom for India”.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Tiara, a gift from her grandmother.

Even honeymooners received a gold necklace with a jade, which is sent to Egyptian king Farouk, a writing Desk from the government of New Zealand, table set of Chinese porcelain with characters that meant “double joy”, from the President Chiang Kai-shek, and a couple of antique cups for chocolate from Pope Pius XII. The bride gave a lot of jewelry. The Queen presented a set of salt shakers, the Queen mother — a bookshelf, a sister of the bride Princess Margaret — a special basket for a picnic.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

During the wedding ceremony Elizabeth insisted to recite the traditional oath, promising to obey the husband. This caused considerable surprise, because everyone knew that when the Princess will become Queen, since “obedience” will be a big problem.

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

The coronation of Elizabeth II.

The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of the monarch, and was not crowned or anointed at the coronation ceremony. He was the first nobleman who publicly brought the oath of allegiance to his wife: “I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are your faithful vassal and soul and body, and acts and thoughts. And true and right I swear he was ready to live and die for you. So help me God.”

70 лет в браке: история любви Елизаветы II и принца Филиппа. Фото

Already 70 years have passed since this important date. An event Buckingham Palace unveiled a new portrait of the Royal couple. It’s the Queen dressed in a cream dress, to which is attached a gold brooch with precious stones, presented to Prince Philip about 50 years ago. The series of pictures made by famous photographer Matt Heliocom that specializiruetsya for portrait work and photographed many famous actors, musicians and athletes.

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