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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Emma Rosemurgey

Queen grew smitten with Prince Philip after he showed off his 'unusual skill'

It has been nearly a year since Prince Philip passed away, and during that time people all over the world have joined the royal family in mourning his loss.

The Queen and Prince Philip were married for 73 years after tying the knot on November 20, 1947, at London's Westminster Abbey - but how did their romance begin?

They officially began courting when the Queen was 17 and Philip was 22, but the pair actually met several years earlier.

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