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Sophie McCoid & Kate Lally

Queen Elizabeth II dies just 18 months after Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II has died 18 months after her beloved husband Prince Philip.

The Queen died on Thursday, September 8, after The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9, 2021 aged 99. The couple were married for 73 years and the Queen described him as “her rock”.

The pair first met in 1934 when they attended the wedding of Prince Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth.

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