The Queen and Prince Philip have marked their 73rd wedding anniversary with the release of a new photograph showing them opening a homemade card from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's children. The card, created by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, is emblazoned with the number 73.
The photograph was taken earlier this week in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, where the couple are spending the lockdown. The Queen, 94, was a 21-year-old princess when she married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947. Their enduring relationship is the longest of any British sovereign.
On Friday afternoon, Buckingham Palace tweeted a message thanking everyone for their kind wishes and sharing a picture of the couple on their honeymoon in Hampshire in 1947. The duke, 99, has retired from public duties, and anniversary celebrations are expected to be low key.
In the new photograph, the Queen wears a pale blue double wool crepe dress by Stewart Parvin and a chrysanthemum brooch made from sapphires and diamonds set in platinum. The couple are seated beside one another reading the colourful card. They also have five other great-grandchildren, including one-year-old Archie, son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Earlier this month, the monarch was seen wearing a face mask for the first time in public when she made a private pilgrimage to the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. She subsequently led the nation in marking Remembrance Sunday, with commemorations scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
