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  • The Queen and Prince Philip

  • The Early Years
  • By: Helen Cathcart
  • Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
  • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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The Queen and Prince Philip

By: Helen Cathcart
Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
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Summary

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enjoyed seventy-three years of happy married life together—the longest marriage of any royal British couple in history. But how did they meet? What did their families think of their burgeoning relationship? What obstacles did the young couple face before and after their marriage? And how did a childhood friendship grow into the love story of the century?

In The Queen and Prince Philip royal biographer Helen Cathcart superbly reconstructs the early years of Elizabeth and Philip's relationship, tracing their growing affection from the summer of 1939, when "Lilibet" was a teenager and Philip a dashing navy cadet, through their wartime courtship and magnificent wedding in 1947 at Westminster Abbey. She narrates their adjustment to new parenthood in Clarence House and how, shortly afterwards, both their lives changed forever when Elizabeth ascended the throne as Queen in 1952 and Philip became Prince Consort.

Set against a revealing background of family and wider social events, this is the first full story of their early years together as husband and wife documented from family letters, royal journals, and the personal recollections of those close to the royal couple. The Queen and Prince Philip takes us behind the scenes of one of the most romantic royal love stories of all time.

©1987 The Estate of Helen Cathcart (P)2022 Tantor
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Wonderful to learn about Queen Elizabeth and Philip, beautifully written and easy to listen.

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Good lil story of The Queen and Phillip. If you’re looking for salacious stories this ain’t for you. About their early life right upto the birth of Zara,Peter,William and Harry

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