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Adelaide Cottage, home to Prince and Princess of Wales, may have distinctive pale pink exterior walls, be surrounded by mature trees and offer much-needed privacy these days, but the property hasn't always been so 'homely'. In fact, before Will and Kate made it their main home in 2022 - after they moved out of their palatial apartment, 1A Kensington Palace - the cottage was in need of some major repairs, with one former resident calling it an “icebox” and another critic dubbing it “pokey and unattractive," due to its Victorian wallpaper and heavy furniture.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had a love story for the ages. ET is looking back at the couple's romance following Her Majesty's death on Thursday at age 96. Philip died on April 9, 2021, at age 99.Elizabeth and Philip, who were married for 73 years, welcomed four children together and stayed by each other's side for many historical and personal events of the last century. Their romance started when Elizabeth was just 13 years old and continued until Philip's death. Look back at how it all began and the journey of the most successful royal couple:Elizabeth first met Philip in 1939 when she was just 13 years old.

died peacefully in her sleep at Balmoral Castle at age 96 on Thursday — just a little over a year after her beloved husband passed on April 9, 2021.Lasting more than seven decades, the romance between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was a love story that captivated followers for generations.The legendary pairing — which was the longest marriage in the history of the British royal family — began in 1939, when a 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth of England officially met, and was instantly charmed by, the dashing young Prince Philip of Greece.All of 18 at the time, Philip Mountbatten was preparing for a career in the Royal Navy, attending Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, England, where Elizabeth’s father King George VI had also attended.Despite the pair having met at royal events before, the third cousins — both of them shared a great-grandmother in Queen Victoria — weren’t properly introduced until young Elizabeth was touring the Naval College.According to those close to the family, it was love at first sight.Queen Elizabeth’s nanny Marion Crawford wrote in her book “The Little Princesses” that the teenager would “turn pink” whenever she saw Philip, adding she “never took her eyes off him.”Her interest in the young prince was also acknowledged by her cousin Margaret Rhodes, who wrote that the princess “was truly in love from the very beginning” in her autobiography “The Final Curtsey: A Royal Memoir by the Queen’s Cousin.”Elizabeth wasn’t the only one taken with the handsome prince. King George VI reportedly felt Philip to be “the right man for the job” of the soon-to-be queen’s consort.

As a young princess, Her Majesty the Queen wished for a brother to avoid the pressures of the crown. According to Ian Lloyd, author of The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II , prayed hard for her mother to produce a male heir and take the throne instead of her.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have a love story for the ages. ET is looking back at the couple's romance following Philip's death on Friday, April 9, at age 99.Elizabeth and Philip, who were married for 73 years, welcomed four children together and stayed by each other's side for many historical and personal events of the last century. Their romance started when Elizabeth was just 13 years old and continued until Philip's death. Look back at how it all began and the journey of the most successful royal couple:Elizabeth first met Philip in 1939 when she was just 13 years old.

Being Queen comes with a lot of perks, like wearing priceless jewels every day, living in a palace and having someone to cook all your meals and do the washing up.

Today, 9 June, Prince Philip turns 99.The Duke of Edinburgh will be spending the day much like he has spent his entire adult life; by Queen Elizabeth II's side.The pair have been married since 1947 and their relationship timeline is one that begins in the 1930s, spanning over 70 years and what a remarkable love story it’s been. It was when the Queen was 13 years old that Prince Philip became a glint in her eye during the summer of 1939.