A full year has passed since the death of Prince Philip.
Two days ago, Elizabeth II dragged her weak and sick body and on crutches to attend the memorial service of her deceased husband, a scene reminiscent of the farewell letter handwritten by Elizabeth II at the funeral of Prince Philip:
In Loveing Memory, Lilibet (In Memory of Love, Lily Bet).
This love affair spanning more than half a century is touching, but if you explore it carefully, the prince's flower heart and the queen's forbearance are the true tones in this fairy tale.
Prince Philip and Elizabeth fell in love at first sight, and when they first met, Elizabeth, who was only 13 years old, was deeply attracted by the tall and handsome Philip, and the two young people who were young and ignorant fell in love.
After 8 years of falling in love, they longed for a further relationship and hoped to enter the palace of marriage, but this was opposed by many people.
Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of George VI and the first heir to the British royal family at the time, which meant that her spouse had to bear more than others, sacrifice more, and even be prepared for a lifetime of only supporting roles.
In this regard, Philip's performance successfully won the recognition of the British royal family, as a Greek prince, he gave up the greek throne to inherit the Greek throne, the faith was changed to the Anglican Church, and used practical actions to show his determination to be a son-in-law for love.
In fact, many people will feel that the Queen's marriage is as beautiful as a fairy tale because of the determination shown by Philip.
But when we tear off the fig leaf of the "Greek prince", it is not difficult to find that Philip has given up far less for this marriage than everyone thinks.
Philippe was indeed from the Greek royal family, and his father was Prince Andreas (the fourth son of George I), so even in the normal order of succession, the possibility of Philips becoming king of Denmark was infinitely close to zero, not to mention that his princely career ended abruptly at only one year old.
This was mainly because his father, Andreas, was too capable of death, and was almost sentenced to death because of the failure of the military operation due to unauthorized action.
And after this storm passed, Andreas also began to spend days and nights, in order to squander, the 4 daughters were "married" out in exchange for a high bride price.
Fortunately, Philip was a son, so he was not sold by his father, but he also lived a life under the fence, until he joined the British naval team, because of his excellent performance and the favor of Elizabeth, his fate changed.
Of course, although philip's claim to give up the Greek succession for Elizabeth has some water, we cannot completely deny the feelings between the two.
It's just that this relationship is mixed with some sincerity and a little use is debatable, especially after the passage of time, the strong love gradually fades, and many hidden problems are also exposed.
In November 1947, Philip and Elizabeth had a grand wedding, and the following year, their eldest son, Charles, was born.
It is a celebration to be happy with Takako, but Elizabeth at this time is full of old tastes, because Philip has cheated on her, and she is still pregnant.
In 1948, while watching a performance, Philip met the opera singer Kirkwood, and the two hit it off, and the fight was hot, and they mixed together that night.
It must be admitted that Kirkwood did have a fascinating capital, she had a good face, a superior figure, especially a pair of beautiful legs, which was praised by the theater critics of the time as "the eighth wonder of the world".
But that shouldn't be a reason for Philip to cheat.
Therefore, when the media exposed the matter, many people were angry because of Philip's behavior, but the British royal family has remained silent, and only people around Philip have stood up to clarify that although the two were together all night, Philip and Kirkwood were just dancing.
Whether or not everyone believes this statement is a matter of opinion.
After this derailment, Philip is more like opening Pandora's treasure box and turning derailment into the norm, and there have been media reports that he has 30 lovers in his life, and his illegitimate children are even more numerous.
However, if it is to say who is Philip's most valued lover, Penny deserves it.
Penny, the only daughter of millionaire Eastwood, was 22 and 55 when she first met Prince Philip.
But don't look at the age difference between the two people, but there is nothing to talk about, the relationship progress is very rapid, even after Penny got married, the two sides still did not cut off contact, they had to meet every week, and there was news that When Prince Philip attended the banquet, he would always be the first to ask: Did Penny participate?
To be able to make the extramarital affair so bright and just, I have to say that these two people can also be regarded as talents.
Of course, Prince Philip was able to do so without fear because of Queen Elizabeth's tolerance, even acquiescence.
This is not because Elizabeth does not love Philip, after all, if she really does not love, there is no need not to marry at that time.
But after inheriting the throne, she had too many things to worry about, at least the priority of maintaining the face of the royal family was far more important than personal feelings.
Prince Philip is also well aware of this, so it is not a complete statistic that he has been doing a good job in the role of green leaves over the years, he has attended more than 22,000 events in his lifetime, and in this regard, he is also a qualified queen's spouse.
However, the queen was able to choose to be patient in the face of her husband's cheating for the sake of the royal family's face, but the queen was grumpy about it, and repeatedly urged the queen to restrain the relationship between Philip and Penny.
So by 2002, after the death of Princess Margaret (the Queen's sister), Prince Philip was still on holiday with Penny, and after the 2nd day was late, the Queen broke out and asked Philip to reduce the time he spent with Penny.
It was also because of the Queen's anger that Prince Philip relented. However, at this time, he was old, and indeed he had reached the age of not being able to play if he wanted to.
In the following decades, the relationship between the Queen and Prince Philip gradually warmed up. After all, it is a lover who has been together for most of their lives, and at the end of their lives, the past grace and resentment will also disperse with the wind.
On 9 April 2021, Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99.
The departure of her husband dealt a heavy blow to the queen, and her former relatives left one after another, strong as the queen, and could not help but sit in the car and quietly wipe away tears.
The glory that belonged to her time was finally coming to an end.