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Philip and Elizabeth : portrait of a royal marriage by 1948-, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney; Philip, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney, 1948-; Elizabeth; Philip, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney, 1948- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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An account of the marriage of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh offers insight into their contrasting childhoods in spite of a similar ancestry, and the enigmatic nature of their long-time partnership.This is the first biography of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh - both royal, both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but, in temperament and upbringing, two very different people. The Queen's childhood was loving and secure, the Duke's was turbulent: his grandfather was assassinated, his father was arrested, his family exiled, and his parents separated when he was only ten. Elizabeth and Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947, aged twenty-one and twenty-six. A little more than four years later, they were Queen and Consort. For almost sixty years they have been amongst the most famous faces in the world - yet the personalities behind the image remain elusive and the nature of their marriage is an enigma. Philip & Elizabeth tells the extraordinary story of these two contrasting lives, assesses their achievement, together and apart, and explores the nature of their relationships, with one another and with their children. Here is a unique royal biog

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Author

1948-, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney; Philip, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney, 1948-; Elizabeth; Philip, Brandreth Gyles Daubeney, 1948-

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393061130

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.92 / 5 (131 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14