Princess Elizabeth Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Living in the shadow of Her Majesty can’t always have been easy for the Duke of Edinburgh but, if he struggled at any point, he never let it be known publicly. Prince Philip made huge sacrifices when he married Princess Elizabeth in November 1947, giving up his promising career in the Royal Navy to be her steadfast companion – a role that he gladly fulfilled for more than seven decades.

Look back at vintage photos from the early stages of the Queen and Prince Philip's 70 year marriage in the gallery below...Waving from Buckingham Palace, July 1947The couple officially announce their engagement at Buckingham Palace, July 1947After the engagement announcement, November 1947Elizabeth and Philip after announcing their engagement, July 1947Princess Elizabeth poses with her family and fiancé ahead of her marriage, 1947Photographed at Buckingham Palace shortly before their wedding,

1. Surgery at homeThe Queen – then Princess Elizabeth – was born by Caesarean section in 1926. But the surgery took place in her grandparents’ home in Mayfair, rather than in a hospital.

It was 73 years ago that a then Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten got married at Westminster Abbey.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are receiving support from an unlikely ally — Christina Oxenberg.

Even before her ascension to the throne, all eyes were on Princess Elizabeth, who would, of course, become Queen Elizabeth II — the longest-reigning British monarch.