After the Queen's death, people around the world fell into grief.
But for the Queen, maybe death is not the complete end,
Because she's finally going to be reunited with the person she loves the most...
The Queen's relationship with Prince Philip began in 1939.
That year, the Queen was 13 years old.
At that time, King George VI of the United Kingdom and his wife Queen Elizabeth brought their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, to visit the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth.
It was also the day the Queen and Prince Philip officially met.
In fact, two people have long had a "two-sided relationship".
The first time was in 1934, at the wedding of Philip's cousin, Greek Princess Marina, both of whom were present as relatives of Queen Victoria's blood.
The second time was in 1937, at the inauguration of George VI, philip, who was related to him, was also invited.
But it wasn't until the two men met for the third time that they were officially introduced to each other.
As the outstanding student representative of the Naval Academy, Philippe was responsible for leading the royal visitors around.
Philip was only 18 years old at the time, with a straight posture, sharp blue eyes and blonde hair, and his handsome appearance impressed Princess Elizabeth, who was 13 years old at the time.
In the evening, Philip attended the dinner party at the invitation of the princess's family, and in his company, Princess Elizabeth spent the whole night with her cheeks flushed.
When Princess Elizabeth returned home, Philip asked the king to continue correspondence with the young princess.
He thought he would be rejected by the king, but he did not expect that the king, who advocated free love, actually agreed to Philip's request.
Four years later, in 1943, Philip was invited to spend Christmas with the royal family in Windsor.
This also made people wonder what kind of relationship the young soldier had with Princess Elizabeth.
In early 1947, Princess Elizabeth accompanied her parents on a visit to South Africa to celebrate her 21st birthday.
Shortly after returning from South Africa, Princess Elizabeth became engaged to Philip.
Of course, the relationship between two people is not without twists and turns.
They were said to have intended to be engaged in 1946, but because Philip's sisters were all married to German Nazis, the British royal family was suspicious of his relationship with German Nazis.
But Princess Elizabeth's feelings eventually triumphed over everything.
Philip renounced his Greek royal title and succession, changed his surname to Mountbatten, and naturalized himself as a subject of England.
After this, George VI granted Philip the title of "Duke of Edinburgh" and other noble titles.
In November 1947, Philip and Princess Elizabeth were married in Westminster Abbey.
At that time, Britain was in the post-war recovery period, the cold and cold caught up with the shortage of supplies, and everyone's life was exhausted.
But the wedding of the two men injected a shot in the arm of the British people, gave them hope for the future, and the people affectionately called them princesses and Prince Charming.
After getting married, Princess Elizabeth wrote a letter to her cousin Margaret, who was also a lifelong girlfriend:
"I want to write to you to share that I am very happy today, and I have come together with the best man in the world."
Between 1949 and 1951, Elizabeth and Philip, shortly after their marriage, moved to Malta.
The Queen later recalled that it was the best time of her life because it was the only time she was able to live "normally".
Here, they enjoyed parties, picnics and adventures freely, and the princess even experienced getting a haircut at the barbershop for the first time.
For these reasons, Malta became the best place in the couple's heart, and they often returned to it later to find memories of the past.
Less than a year after their marriage, they gave birth to their first child, now King Charles.
Two years later, they gave birth to Princess Anne.
It wasn't until 1951 that their peaceful life came to an end.
King George VI was in poor health at the time, and Princess Elizabeth needed to return to the country to help her father take on the responsibilities of the royal family.
In February 1952, during a visit to Kenya by Princess Elizabeth and her wife, George VI died.
In the first place, it was Philip who accompanied his wife to comfort her and encourage her to be strong, because with the departure of her father, she had become the queen of England.
With the help of Philip, Princess Elizabeth successfully returned to china to succeed to the throne,
But just after she became the queen, the couple's life was estranged.
Because Philip was originally a naval soldier who fought in World War II, he also loved his military career, and he even had the opportunity to serve in the military in the future.
But when the queen succeeded to the throne, he could only take off his military uniform and become a symbol of the country.
Queen Elizabeth has always been bitter about depriving her husband of her military career.
So decades later, she decided to give up her Admiral Lord and give it to her husband as a loving 90th birthday present, moving Philip to tears...
Prince Philip once said, "The secret of a happy marriage lies in the difference in interests." ”
So for decades of married life, both of them maintained their own independent pleasures.
The Queen will not interfere with Prince Philip's navigation and driving, nor will Prince Philip interfere with the Queen's fondness for horses.
Of course, their lives are inevitably quarrelsome,
In fact, Prince Philip may be the only person in the world who dares to yell at the queen to "shut up", and the queen always complains that the prince is "old and stubborn".
In 1954, the Queen and his wife visited Australia.
A photographer was waiting outside their cabin to capture a shot of the Queen gazing at koalas and kangaroos.
Suddenly the door slammed open, Philip was "thrown" out, followed by a pair of sneakers and rackets...
Then the queen came out the door and dragged Philip back into the hut.
A few minutes later, the queen calmly walked out the door and came to the reporter and said:
"I'm sorry for that little episode, but you know, everyone has a time like this in their marriage."
Then the photographer honestly exposed the film and handed it over to the Queen's secretary.
(Looking at the less than happy queen)
That's what they are.
In decades of marriage, we understood each other, chattered, listened to each other, and relied on each other.
Each of their relatives and friends could tell the moment when Philip shook his wife's hand or gently stroked her hair...
Even in later years, photographers often photograph intimate scenes of two people.
On many public occasions, the Queen, who was walking in front, could often be seen stopping and waiting for Philip. When he walked toward her, there would still be a girlish glow in her eyes.
Counting the Queen's political career, Philip was accompanied by Philippe at almost every important moment.
In 1975, the Queen and the Prince visited Japan
In 1982, he visited Tuvalu in the South Pacific
Visited China in 1986
Met Obama in 2011
……
Each time Philip not only attended as a representative of the state, his more important task was to accompany his lover.
In Philip's company, the Queen never got bored.
Whether it's watching a show, watching a movie, or even just eating together, as long as the two of them are together, they will be very happy.
For Philip, his support for the Queen was his raison d'être:
"My first, second and final job is never to disappoint the Queen."
The Queen's private secretary also said,
"Prince Philip is the only person in the world who sees the Queen as a person, which is very important to the Queen."
Until 4 years before Philip's death,
Due to health reasons, he resigned from public office and returned to the farm to recuperate, and the queen began to handle official business alone.
But because of the limitations of the epidemic, they gave up their respective jobs in the last few months of their lives and lived together again, becoming each other's companions.
This is the last photo taken by the two of them.
It's November 2020 and they're watching their 73rd wedding cards made by their great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Later, Prince Philip died.
His body was kept in a royal vault inside St. George's Church, awaiting a joint burial with the Queen.
After the death of her lover, the Queen continued to show her strong side and quickly returned to her work.
While the whole world mourned her husband, she sat alone in the corner, socially distancing herself from everyone, looking lonely.
A year later, in May 2022, Prince Philip's memorial service,
When the Queen paid tribute to Prince Philip, grief was palpable to the naked eye.
When her granddaughter appears in the middle of the parade in Philip's carriage, the camera turns to the Queen, whose eyes seem to fill with tears...
An old friend of hers said,
"After Philip's death, faith was all she had in her life, because it helped her look forward to a moment of reunion with him."
Now, that day has arrived.