Queen Elizabeth Wedding Photos Prince Philip S Mother

As queen elizabeth and prince philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary we re taking a look back at the queen s wedding day and why it almost didn t happen.

Queen elizabeth wedding photos prince philip s mother. Elizabeth and philip are second cousins once removed by descent from christian ix of denmark and louise of hesse kassel and third cousins by descent from queen victoria and prince albert princess elizabeth met prince philip of greece and denmark in 1934 at the wedding of philip s cousin princess marina of greece and denmark to prince george duke of kent paternal uncle of. Prince philip s mother princess alice of battenberg. A great granddaughter of queen victoria she was born in windsor castle and grew up in the united kingdom the german empire and the mediterranean a hessian princess by birth she was a member of the battenberg.

Prince philip of england s upbringing was far from normal. But the wedding was the. Queen elizabeth and prince philip s 72nd wedding anniversary.

25 february 1885 5 december 1969 was the mother of prince philip and mother in law of queen elizabeth ii. Queen mary gave the historical piece to the queen mother in 1936 and it became the then princess elizabeth s something borrowed when she married philip mountbatten in 1947. Princess alice of battenberg victoria alice elizabeth julia marie.

Bert hardy getty images the details. The best photos of their royal marriage cecilia rodriguez senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Much like prince william and duchess kate after them queen elizabeth and prince philip s nuptials took place at westminster abbey.

The only son and fifth and final child of princess alice of battenberg and prince andrew of greece and denmark was christened prince philippos of greece and denmark. The royal wedding between hm queen elizabeth ii and hrh prince philip duke of edinburgh on thursday 20th november 1947.