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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary by posting a photograph showing them opening a card from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children.
The photo taken earlier this week shows the monarch and Prince philip sitting on a couch in Windsor Castle’s oak living room looking relaxed as they look at the card of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The colorful homemade gift was created by her great-grandchildren and features a number 73 that appears on the front of the card.
The Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding day
On a nearby table, there is also a small pile of anniversary cards and letters sent by supporters.
The photo, taken by Chris Jackson of Getty Images, joins a collection of thousands of photographs taken over decades that document the history of their long-standing relationship.
The 94-year-old monarch was a 21-year-old princess when she married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. They have been married longer than any British sovereign and consort.
The Queen and the Duke, who has retired from public office, are currently locked up in Windsor Castle.
There is no traditional gift, jewel or color associated with 73 wedding anniversaries in the UK.
But in the new photograph, the Queen is wearing a chrysanthemum brooch made of sapphires and diamonds set in platinum.
She was wearing the same brooch when she was photographed on her honeymoon at Broadlands in Hampshire in 1947, and again in images released to mark the Queen and Duke’s 60th wedding anniversary in 2007.
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On their golden wedding anniversary in 1997, the Queen paid a moving tribute to her husband, saying, “He has simply been my strength and my permanence all these years.”
Felipe took the opportunity to praise the queen for her great tolerance.
“I think the main lesson we have learned is that tolerance is the essential ingredient of any happy marriage,” he said.
