Wedding Prince Philip Mountbatten Wedding Queen Elizabeth Young

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. The road to that wedding on november 20 1947 was not perfectly smooth. The royal wedding between hm queen elizabeth ii and hrh prince philip duke of edinburgh on thursday 20th november 1947.
wedding prince philip mountbatten wedding queen elizabeth young

Elizabeth then 21 fell hard for him.

Wedding prince philip mountbatten wedding queen elizabeth young. She was already heiress to the throne on the day she and her parents king. Elizabeth was infatuated with philip by age 13. Philip had been made duke of edinburgh earl of merioneth and baron greenwich on the morning of the wedding. About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms.

Princess elizabeth and prince philip honeymooned in hampshire england at the historic broadlands house owned by philips uncle lord mountbatten and at birkhill on the balmoral estate. The dashing philip mountbatten who was 26 at the time of the wedding had served in world war ii and possessed a slightly rebellious attitude at least by royal standards.