After falling in love as teenagers, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip announced their engagement in July 1947, when the couple were 21 and 26 respectively. This photo was taken to mark their upcoming wedding.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947. Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Another pre-wedding photo shows the young couple were careful not to show PDA as they stood side-by-side in Buckingham Palace.
This photo was taken before the couple’s royal wedding in 1947.
They tied the knot on November 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth and Philip did not end their wedding ceremony with a kiss, as this was not tradition for royal couples at the time.
The couple’s royal wedding in 1947. AP
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh linked arms during their honeymoon in Romsey, Hampshire.
Upon his marriage to Elizabeth, Philip became the Duke of Edinburgh, pictured here in 1947.
They shared a rare dance at a ball organized by the Royal Navy in 1950.
Philip and Elizabeth on the dancefloor in 1950. AFP via Getty Images
Soon, their family started to grow. Here they are with Prince Charles, right, and Princess Anne, left, in 1951.
The royal family in 1951.
Prince Philip kneeled before the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II at Her Majesty’s coronation in 1953.
The Queen’s coronation in 1953. PA Images
In the years that followed, the couple still appeared as equals together in public, as shown in this photo of them at Trooping the Colour in 1963.
This photo was taken in 1963, a decade after Her Majesty’s coronation.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at Buckingham Palace on November 20, 1972. Here, they appeared more relaxed than in previous official photographs.
The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on November 20, 1972. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
In 1992, the Queen had what was famously known as her “annus horribilis” or “horrible year.” The marriages of three of her children had ended, and there had been a catastrophic fire at her Windsor Castle residence.
The monarch, smiling at her husband in 1992.
Philip planted a rare kiss on the monarch’s cheek as the couple rang in the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999.
The Queen and Prince Philip share a rare royal kiss on New Year’s Eve 1999. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
The Queen and Prince Philip re-visited their honeymoon location for their diamond wedding anniversary in 2007.
The Queen and Prince Philip released an official photo to mark their anniversary in 2007.
The pair held hands during an outing in London in 2015.
The Queen and Prince Philip in in 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
That same year, the couple adorably shared a blanket as they watched the Braemar Highland Gathering.
Prince Philip and the Queen attend the Braemar Gathering in 2015. Max Mumby/ Indigo/ Getty Images.
It was one of Elizabeth and Philip’s most relaxed appearances together as a married couple.
They shared a smile at the 2015 event. Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images
They celebrated the monarch’s 90th birthday the following year with The Patron’s Lunch on the Buckingham Palace mall.
The Queen and Prince Philip outside Buckingham Palace in 2016.
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