LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip rejoice 70 years of marriage on Monday, turning into Britain's first reigning couple to mark a platinum marriage ceremony anniversary.
The decades-spanning marriage of the Queen -- the country's longest serving sovereign -- has outlasted the ones of all prior British monarchs.
The royal couple is not going to hang any public occasions however have invited friends and family to Windsor Castle for a private dinner on Monday night time, according to media reviews.
Earlier in the day the bells of Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20, 1947, will ring out in full celebratory peal.
The abbey's company of ringers -- a group of 10 -- will deliver the tribute uninterrupted for round three hours and 20 mins, from 1300 GMT.
Also in honour of the instance, Buckingham Palace on Saturday issued new photographic portraits of the Queen and the Prince, taken previous this month in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
They are framed through Thomas Gainsborough's 1781 portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, whose 57-year union -- bridging the 18th and 19th centuries -- is the next longest British royal marriage.
In some of the pictures launched, the Queen poses in the similar cream dress she wore at her diamond marriage ceremony anniversary thanksgiving carrier 10 years in the past, along side a yellow gold, ruby and diamond brooch Philip gave her in 1966.
Meanwhile the Royal Mail, Britain's postal carrier, has issued a brand new set of six stamps to commemorate the ancient landmark.
It includes pictures of the pair's engagement announcement at Buckingham Palace, their marriage ceremony amid the splendour of Westminster Abbey, and the first part of their honeymoon at a country property in the county of Hampshire.
The fairy-tale royal marriage ceremony in 1947 was a morale boost all the way through the harsh years in an instant after World War II.
Their marriage persisted, as Philip approved living in his spouse's shadow, and the Queen reputedly forgiving his periodic gaffes.
They had 4 children -- Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward -- even though their marriages were less successful, with all apart from Edward having divorced.
The couple also boast 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, with a 6th great-grandchild anticipated in April, when Prince William and spouse Kate Middleton's 3rd child is due.
The 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh retired from the public eye this summer season, playing his newfound unfastened time studying and portray.
For her part the Queen, at 91, is slowly passing over some of her legitimate tasks to her son Prince Charles, now elderly 69.
The royal couple first met as youngsters, and eventually married when Elizabeth was a 25-year-old princess.
Philip, the son of a Greek prince banished from that country, renounced his titles and Greek Orthodox religion and was a British citizen so as to marry, adopting his mom's anglicised title, Mountbatten.
Prior to the marriage he instructed the Queen Mother he had "fallen in love completely and unreservedly" along with her daughter.
Since described through Elizabeth as her "rock," Philip as soon as remarked: "My job first, second and last, is never to let the Queen down."
The decades-spanning marriage of the Queen -- the country's longest serving sovereign -- has outlasted the ones of all prior British monarchs.
The royal couple is not going to hang any public occasions however have invited friends and family to Windsor Castle for a private dinner on Monday night time, according to media reviews.
Earlier in the day the bells of Westminster Abbey, where Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh on November 20, 1947, will ring out in full celebratory peal.
The abbey's company of ringers -- a group of 10 -- will deliver the tribute uninterrupted for round three hours and 20 mins, from 1300 GMT.
Also in honour of the instance, Buckingham Palace on Saturday issued new photographic portraits of the Queen and the Prince, taken previous this month in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
They are framed through Thomas Gainsborough's 1781 portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, whose 57-year union -- bridging the 18th and 19th centuries -- is the next longest British royal marriage.
In some of the pictures launched, the Queen poses in the similar cream dress she wore at her diamond marriage ceremony anniversary thanksgiving carrier 10 years in the past, along side a yellow gold, ruby and diamond brooch Philip gave her in 1966.
Meanwhile the Royal Mail, Britain's postal carrier, has issued a brand new set of six stamps to commemorate the ancient landmark.
It includes pictures of the pair's engagement announcement at Buckingham Palace, their marriage ceremony amid the splendour of Westminster Abbey, and the first part of their honeymoon at a country property in the county of Hampshire.
The fairy-tale royal marriage ceremony in 1947 was a morale boost all the way through the harsh years in an instant after World War II.
Their marriage persisted, as Philip approved living in his spouse's shadow, and the Queen reputedly forgiving his periodic gaffes.
They had 4 children -- Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward -- even though their marriages were less successful, with all apart from Edward having divorced.
The couple also boast 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, with a 6th great-grandchild anticipated in April, when Prince William and spouse Kate Middleton's 3rd child is due.
The 96-year-old Duke of Edinburgh retired from the public eye this summer season, playing his newfound unfastened time studying and portray.
For her part the Queen, at 91, is slowly passing over some of her legitimate tasks to her son Prince Charles, now elderly 69.
The royal couple first met as youngsters, and eventually married when Elizabeth was a 25-year-old princess.
Philip, the son of a Greek prince banished from that country, renounced his titles and Greek Orthodox religion and was a British citizen so as to marry, adopting his mom's anglicised title, Mountbatten.
Prior to the marriage he instructed the Queen Mother he had "fallen in love completely and unreservedly" along with her daughter.
Since described through Elizabeth as her "rock," Philip as soon as remarked: "My job first, second and last, is never to let the Queen down."
Elizabeth II, Prince Philip mark 70th wedding anniversary
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