Queen Elizabeth had to fight for the love of her life.
As depicted on the hit Netflix series The Crown, whispering courtiers – along with Elizabeth’s father King George VI – had reservations about Philip Mountbatten, a young, dashing naval officer. But the young Elizabeth only ever had eyes for Prince Philip. And 70 years after their royal wedding, the couple is still going strong.
Biographer Sally Bedell Smith, author of Elizabeth the Queen, tells People, “She fell in love at age 18 and she never looked at anyone else.”
Says Crown executive producer Suzanne Mackie: “One of Elizabeth’s greatest achievements...
As depicted on the hit Netflix series The Crown, whispering courtiers – along with Elizabeth’s father King George VI – had reservations about Philip Mountbatten, a young, dashing naval officer. But the young Elizabeth only ever had eyes for Prince Philip. And 70 years after their royal wedding, the couple is still going strong.
Biographer Sally Bedell Smith, author of Elizabeth the Queen, tells People, “She fell in love at age 18 and she never looked at anyone else.”
Says Crown executive producer Suzanne Mackie: “One of Elizabeth’s greatest achievements...
- 11/20/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
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