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Queen Elizabeth spends her first wedding anniversary without Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth spends her first wedding anniversary without Prince Philip

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has celebrated her first wedding anniversary since the death of her husband, Prince Philip. The couple married on November 20, 1947 and spent more than seven decades together until Philip's death in April, at the age of 99. Saturday would be their 74th birthday.

The Queen, who is 95 years old, has only recently resumed her engagements in daily life.

Philip's death earlier this year 'ended' the long romance and history of the couple.

Queen Elizabeth spends her first wedding anniversary without Prince Philip

Their wedding at Westminster Abbey, when they were still Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, attracted worldwide attention and came just five years before Elizabeth ascended the throne following the sudden death of her father, King George VI.

The couple enjoyed the longest partnership of any British sovereign. After Philip's death, the Queen said her family was "in a period of great sadness".

"It has been a consolation for all of us to see and hear the homage paid to my husband, from those within the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world," she added.

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