Apart from anything else … I’m so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and in the Commonwealth who also share our loss and our sorrow. He was a much loved and appreciated figure. “As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. “I particularly wanted to say that my father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to the Queen, to my family and to the country, but also to the whole of the Commonwealth,” Charles, 72, said in a public address on Saturday, April 10. Prince Charles also released a statement following his father’s passing.
The pair wed in November 1947, and the post included a quote from the monarch on her golden wedding anniversary in 1997: “He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know.” Philip is definitely the boss in the family but the Queen knows how to get around him, for instance, in the matter of Fergie. It does give a look into a marriage that has certainly had its ups and downs in 70 years. My Husband and I reveals the challenges faced by Prince Philip as he accompanies the Queen in their many public appearances, and also offers insight into how their relationship. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Reginald Davis/Shutterstock There isn’t much new information or insight in this lightweight but still enjoyable (guilty pleasure reading) book by Ingrid Seward. Now, after 70 years of their marriage, acclaimed royal biographer Ingrid Seward sheds new light on their relationship and its impact on their family and on the nation.
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