The royal family came together to honor the passing of their matriarch Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19).
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Moments after Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, she sat on her throne in Westminster Abbey to receive the homage of princes and peers. But the first person to pay allegiance to the monarch was the man she had married in virtually the same spot five-and-a-half years earlier – Prince Philip. “I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship,” he said solemnly.
“And faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.” Then Philip rose and kissed his Lilibet on the cheek, before waiting to escort his Queen from the Abbey. “That little scene sums up their unique relationship,” says royal expert Duncan Larcombe.
“Philip was Elizabeth’s first and only love. But, from the moment she became Queen, he was also her consort and his life was dedicated to supporting her as she bore the weight of the Crown.” It wasn’t all plain-sailing, though. Prince Philip was a strong, irascible character who had to give up his own dreams and ambitions for his wife.
He once praised her for having “tolerance in abundance” – and she had to learn to tolerate his infamous gaffes. One former member of the royal household described Philip as being “as constant a presence in our lives as the Queen, walking three steps behind her… just with a lot less diplomacy”. However, in private, our longest reigning monarch and consort were a far more equal partnership.The Queen’s former private secretary, Lord Charteris, once explained: “Prince Philip is the only man in the world who treats the Queen simply as another human being.” Other royal insiders would often comment that, “Elizabeth wore the crown but Philip wore the trousers” because she always deferred
.The royal family came together to honor the passing of their matriarch Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19).
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