Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip’s Marriage Turns 70!

Now 91, Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to reach a platinum anniversary.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip through the years!

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Britain is marking the 70th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip with a peal of bells, a set of portraits and some commemorative stamps.

The then-Princess Elizabeth married naval Lt Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. Now 91, she is the first British monarch to reach a platinum anniversary.

The royal family is reportedly holding a gathering at Windsor Castle to celebrate Monday's anniversary.

In this handout photo issued by Camera Press and taken in November 2017, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip pose for a photograph in the White Drawing Room

Buckingham Palace marked the occasion by releasing several new portraits of the couple, taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle by photographer Matt Holyoak.

Britain’s Queen Elizabethand Prince Philip pose for a photograph in the White Drawing Room pictured against a platinum-textured backdrop at Windsor Castle, England.

The Royal Mail has issued a series of commemorative stamps. And at Westminster Abbey, bell-ringers will sound a full celebratory peal — lasting more than three hours — in tribute.

In this 20 November, 1972 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are surround by their family in Buckingham Palace.

(Published in an arrangement with Associate Press)