Romance triangles
In the eighties and nineties of the last century, Princess Diana's affair with Prince Charles and Camilla was exposed, which became the most sensational scandal in Europe. People relish the gossip about the royal couple's life, questioning the sincerity of their marriage.
But in fact, Charles's behavior is quite well-behaved compared to his father, Prince Philip. Philip was full of romances throughout his life, secretly communicating with many lovers, the most famous of which was his 30-year entanglement with Lady Penny.
This much-criticized love affair is endlessly evocative.
Confusing view of love
Since the nineteenth century, there has been an open and chaotic notion of love in European high society. Even the monarch who ascends the throne will inevitably be affected by this "tradition".
For Queen Elizabeth, her husband, Prince Philip, had been in her expectation for a long time. Looking back on history, from her father, King George VI, to her uncle Edward VIII, to her grandfather Edward VII, these royal predecessors are all famous people.
As a generation of British kings, Elizabeth is also very pessimistic about this chaos, and chooses to turn a blind eye to her husband's infidelity.
Threatens the dignity of the royal family
In 2002, Queen Elizabeth experienced great family upheaval and personal grief. Her elderly mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her sister, Princess Margaret, have passed away one after another, and she should have her husband Philip by her side, only to find that he has taken his lover Penny out for a private trip during this special period.
As the Queen of England, she must always be the gatekeeper of royal integrity and honor, and Philip's behavior is undoubtedly a public provocation and humiliation, which finally ignites the fire of the Queen's precious patience.
The queen gave an ultimatum
As Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth's lifelong duty is to preserve the dignity and honor of the royal family. Although she chose to turn a blind eye to her husband Philip's cheating behavior for many years, when this behavior blatantly challenged the royal family's bottom line, she had to act decisively to turn the situation around.
So, she did not hesitate to order Philip to break up with her long-time lover Penny and immediately return to the royal family. In this way, the emotional entanglement between the two that had been entangled for 30 years came to an abrupt end, and Philip had to leave his beloved Penny.
The origin of the story
It all started with an equestrian competition in 1975. At that time, the young and beautiful Penny met Prince Philip, and Penny was deeply attracted to this personable old man.
Despite Philip's husband, Penny has no resistance to his charms, and the two have been in love ever since. Later, even though Penny herself got married, her emotional entanglement with Philip never stopped, and the two were entangled for 30 years.
Queen Elizabeth has shown an extremely broad mind and has never divorced her husband for many years of cheating. But as outsiders, we can't help but wonder: has she ever wavered in her heart? Are you also seeking a balance between emotion and responsibility in forbearance? In the end, she chose to defend the dignity of the royal family through tolerance, showing extraordinary bearing.
And what kind of future will this kind of disregard for personal rights and wrongs lead the royal family to? This remains an unsolved mystery.