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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why Prince Philip Once Threatened to Leave Queen Elizabeth "Stranded on the Motorway," According to a Royal Family Friend

Queen Elizabeth wears a blue coat and matching hat and carries a bunch of tulips while her husband Prince Philip holds her hand.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip had one of the most stable marriages in royal history. After tying the knot on November 20, 1947, Elizabeth and Philip were married until his death on April 9, 2021. But according to one Royal Family friend, the pair occasionally had blazing arguments.

During an appearance on Hello! magazine's "A Right Royal Podcast," broadcaster and Royal Family friend Gyles Brandreth said of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, "She wore the crown and he wore the trousers."

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