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Photos: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip mark 70th wedding anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have become the first royal couple in British history to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary. On their 70th anniversary, Buckingham Palace issued a new photographic portrait of the Queen and Prince, and a new set of six postage stamps by Royal Mail to mark the occasion.
Updated on: Nov 20, 2017 9:51 AM IST
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Britain’s Princess Elizabeth and Philip Duke of Edinburgh pose for a photo on their wedding day, November 20, 1947 in Buckingham Palace. Seven decades on, the couple who would become Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, now 91 and 96, respectively are still going strong, their marriage a bedrock in British public life amid a world of change. (AFP Photo)
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip pose for a photo in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, England. Buckingham Palace issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip on Saturday to mark their 70th wedding anniversary. The release of the new portrait was accompanied by the issue of a new set of six postage stamps by Royal Mail to mark the milestone. (Matt Holyoak / Camera Press via AP)
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A large crowd salutes Princess Elizabeth and Philip Duke of Edinburgh as they pass in a horse drawn carriage, on their wedding day in London. When 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth married 26-year-old Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in 1947, the wedding sparked joy in a country recovering from World War II. The Queen is the first monarch in British history to celebrate a platinum wedding anniversary. (AFP Photo)
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Princess Elizabeth and her husband Philip are cheered by the crowd as they travel in a coach after their wedding ceremony. Elizabeth first met Philip, a naval officer and the son of Prince Andrew of Greece, as they attended the wedding of Philip’s cousin in 1934. (AFP Photo)
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The marriage register of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, bearing the signatures of Philip and Elizabeth, the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family on November 21, 1947. (Topical Press Agency / Getty Images)
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Queen Elizabeth II and her husband pose during their honeymoon on November 25, 1947 in Broadlands estate, Hampshire. (AFP Photo)
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, wave to supporters from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey. In the decades that followed, Philip spent almost the entire duration of their marriage supporting his wife in her role monarch. Both have cut back on public engagements in recent years, and Philip retired from official duties earlier this year. (Leslie Priest / AP)
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh stroll during their first visit to the Taj Mahal on January 30, 1961. The royal couple has four children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (AP)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are surrounded by family in Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of the royal couple’s silver anniversary. (Seen L-R) Prince Charles, Prince Edward, the youngest child (aged 8), the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew (aged 12) and Princess Anne, (22). (AP)
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