Queen Elizabeth Ii Philip Mountbatten

The royal familys last name was disputed when queen elizabeth ii became the reigning monarch.

Queen elizabeth ii philip mountbatten. Philip suggested house of edinburgh after his ducal title. Philip had lived with the mountbattens for several years before his marriage to the then princess elizabeth. Prince philip insisted she take on his surname mountbatten but british officials and the monarchy. Lieutenant philip mountbatten married princess elizabeth daughter of king george vi of the united kingdom on 20 november 1947.

By abbie llewelyn published. The dukes uncle earl mountbatten of burma advocated the name house of mountbatten. Elizabeth ii elizabeth alexandra mary born 21 april 1926 is queen of the united kingdom and 15 other commonwealth realms. Early in 1947 princess elizabeth went with the king and queen to south africa.

After her return there was an announcement of her betrothal to her distant cousin lieutenant philip mountbatten of the royal navy formerly prince philip of greece and denmark. Prince philip wanted to change the royal familys name the royal house of windsor looks back at dilemma queen elizabeth ii faced when prince philip asked that the royal. The accession of elizabeth to the throne brought up the question of the name of the royal house as elizabeth would typically have taken philips last name upon marriage. The marriage took place in westminster abbey on november 20 1947.

The royal house of windsor. The wedding of princess elizabeth elder daughter of king george vi and heir presumptive to the british throne and philip mountbatten a former greek and danish prince took place on 20 november 1947 at westminster abbey in london. Philip had been made duke of edinburgh earl of merioneth and baron greenwich on the morning of the wedding. Elizabeth was born in mayfair london as the first child of the duke and duchess of york later king george vi and queen elizabethher father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother king edward viii in 1936 from which time she was the heir presumptive.

It is thought louis introduced a then 13 year old elizabeth to philip while the royals.