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How incredible ! A letter from Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip, 3 weeks before their reunion in Lisbon in 1957, has been auctioned and made public.

“Still 3 weeks to go and what a tiresome date it is, too,for me” , “All my love darling, your very loving Lilibet”🥺

Ps : Elizabeth and Anne wanted the beard off🤣

Darling,

Here are 3 sheets - a very poor effort, I fear, but may put you a bit more into the picture of what has been going on here!

I hope the films will arrive all right and will be what you need. What a pity Holloway didn’t remember to top up the films before you got out of touch.

I hope you will appreciate the magnificent saga by Denys - he has worked day & night in his slow fashion to get it ready in time, so do thank him profusely.

Roll on Feb. 16th - still 3 weeks to go and what a tiresome date it is, too, for me! The family is split about the beard. Anne & me want it off, Charles wants it kept for him to see! What will you do?!

All my love darling.

From your very loving Lilibet

How incredible ! A letter from Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip, 3 weeks before their reunion in Lisbon in 1957, has been auctioned and made public.

“Still 3 weeks to go and what a tiresome date it is, too,for me” , “All my love darling, your very loving Lilibet”🥺

Ps : Elizabeth and Anne wanted the beard off🤣

Hi!

I certainly would not recommend any website because the majority of articles out there when it comes to their marriage are, to put it plainly, bullshit. There are either rumors that were debunked years ago or again, rumors with absolutely no proof. I think it’s a common mistake when you try to research about them the first thing the majority of people do is open google and click on the first tabloid they come across, and completely buy what they say.

The best approach would be books, the majority of the authors took the time to research the subject and do not exaggerate when talking about it like the tabloids do. Here are a few books that I read about them:

- Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage by Gyles Brandreth. (THIS IS THE BIBLE! - It is so well written and you can see that Gyles took his job seriously and interviewed friends of them and even Philip!!! one of the reasons i trust this book so much is because one of the people this book is about was interviewed.)

- My Husband and I: The Inside Story of 70 Years of the Royal Marriage by Ingrid Seward. (Now, I do not like Seward very much but I liked the book - I still took some parts with a grain of salt.)

- Prince Philip: The Turbulent Early Life of the Man Who Married Queen Elizabeth II by Philip Eade. (As the title says, it gives us an extensive view of his childhood and youth and how those experiences shaped him into the man we know today - I feel like he’s very misunderstood by the public, thanks mostly to the press, and after reading this you understand the way he is like he is and also empathize with him. In conclusion? he deserved and deserves better.

- Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith. (I went straight to the chapters they talked about her and Philip because if it wasn’t obvious to you all, I am a whore for their love story❤️)

- Daughter of an Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks. (I think this one is one of the most accurate ones because Pamela is the cousin of Philip and was a lady in waiting to Elizabeth, so I trust what she says with my life. Through the book she gives us snippets of their relationship which are adorable, hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking. A bloody rollercoaster.)

Those are the ones I read, I have more on my list which i’ll review when I read them but I hope you find this helpful🤍. Also don’t hesitate to ask @philibetexcerpts they’re a specialist when it comes to philibeth books and read far more than me so they will probably help you more.