Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has reached her first wedding anniversary since the death of her husband, Prince Philip.
The couple were married on 20 November 1947, and spent more than seven decades together until Philip’s death in April, aged 99. Saturday would have been their 74th anniversary.
The Queen, who is 95, has only recently resumed her engagements after spraining her back.
She was forced to miss a Remembrance Sunday service in London last weekend due to the ailment, but was pictured meeting an outgoing general at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
![Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, poses in his military dress uniform circa 1990.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409083603-01b-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip was born into the royal families of Greece and Denmark. His family left Greece in 1922 and settled in Paris after his uncle, King Constantine I, was overthrown.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111155724-02-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_2692,h_3513,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip, second from right, enjoys a family vacation in Mamaia, Romania, in 1928.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409085030-07-prince-philip-unf-1928.jpg?q=w_2842,h_2071,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip, second from left, is seen with schoolmates at the MacJannet American School outside of Paris.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409084605-01-prince-philip-unf-1929.jpg?q=w_3460,h_2763,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip is dressed for a production of "Macbeth" while attending school in Scotland in July 1935.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111155812-03-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2182,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip was the youngest of five children and the only son. After his parents' separation in 1930, he was sent to England and raised there by his maternal grandmother and uncle.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111155843-04-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2129,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip sits with his fiancee, Princess Elizabeth, in July 1947. He had become a naturalized British citizen and a commoner, using the surname Mountbatten, an English translation of his mother's maiden name. He was also an officer of the British Royal Navy and fought in World War II.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111155934-05-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2308,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip practices cricket while in the Royal Navy in 1947.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409084639-03-prince-philip-unf-1947.jpg?q=w_2376,h_1888,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth married in November 1947.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111160021-06-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2337,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Philip and Elizabeth hold their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in August 1951.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111160144-08-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2266,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip jumps off water skis on a beach in Marmaris, Turkey, in 1951. The photo was taken during his last posting as commander of the HMS Magpie, a Royal Navy ship.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409084609-02-prince-philip-unf-1951.jpg?q=w_3600,h_2652,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth dance in Ottawa in October 1951.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111160237-09-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2738,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth were on a tour of the commonwealth when her father, King George VI, died on February 6, 1952. She was next in line for the throne.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111160320-10-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2412,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after his wife's coronation in June 1953.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162219-11-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2362,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip plays polo for Cowdray Park in the semifinals of the Roehampton Cup in 1954.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409084630-02-prince-philip-unf-1954.jpg?q=w_4096,h_3014,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen, center, and Prince Philip, left, pose with a tiger Philip killed on a hunting trip in India in 1961. They are seen with the Maharaja and the Maharani of Jaipur.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409085034-08-prince-philip-unf-1961.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2363,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip sails during the Cowes Regatta in August 1962.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162321-12-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_2700,h_2015,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip laughs as the Beatles fight over the Carl Alan Award he presented to the band in March 1964.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162404-14-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2378,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip, accompanied by sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, wave from a Buckingham Palace balcony during a parade in June 1964.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162450-15-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2240,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The royal couple return to Buckingham Palace after a ceremony in June 1965.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162542-16-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2847,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip leave Westminster Abbey in April 1966.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162632-17-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_3000,h_3027,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip competes in a bicycle polo match in August 1967.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162717-18-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_2200,h_2795,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip paints during the filming of the documentary "Royal Family" in 1969.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111162947-19-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_1600,h_1623,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip and his daughter, Princess Anne, prepare a barbecue on the Balmoral Castle estate in August 1972.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/161221161104-prince-philip-08221972-restricted.jpg?q=w_2134,h_2073,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show in April 1976.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111163135-21-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_1600,h_1072,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip pose for a photo with their children Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew in 1979.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409084654-04-prince-philip-unf-1979.jpg?q=w_4096,h_3404,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Phillip fishes in a Scottish loch in 1993.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/161221201445-prince-philip-fishing-1993-restricted.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Phillip hunts at the Sandringham estate in 1994.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111164204-24-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_2731,h_4096,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Phillip tours the London Stock Exchange in 1998.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111164540-25-prince-philip-unfurled-restricted.jpg?q=w_1600,h_1054,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Former South African President Nelson Mandela chats with Prince Philip in November 2000.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111164913-26-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_1905,h_1302,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip rides a mini motorbike at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2005.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111165309-28-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2249,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip competes in the Sandringham Country Show's horse driving trials in 2005.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409085023-05-prince-philip-unf-2005.jpg?q=w_2056,h_1368,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip attend the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in June 2011.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111165507-31-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_2500,h_1607,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip visits Sherborne Abbey during his wife's Diamond Jubilee tour in May 2012.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111165628-32-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2198,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen presents Prince Philip with New Zealand's highest honor, the Order of New Zealand, at Buckingham Palace in June 2013.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/140901213041-01-philip.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2100,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The royal couple arrives at the Royal Ascot horse races in June 2014.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/140901213035-03-philip.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2171,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip signs the guest book at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in June 2014.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210409085026-06-prince-philip-unf-2014.jpg?q=w_4776,h_3312,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip smiles as he visits an Auxiliary Air Force squadron in Edinburgh, Scotland, in July 2015.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/161221154245-prince-philip-07042015.jpg?q=w_3540,h_2203,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Phillip and his grandson Prince Harry attend the Rugby World Cup final in October 2015.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/161222150850-prince-phillip-10312015.jpg?q=w_3673,h_2362,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip wave to guests in June 2016, during celebrations for her 90th birthday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111165707-39-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2087,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip feeds a banana to an elephant in Dunstable, England, in April 2017.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170504000424-08-prince-philip-0504.jpg?q=w_4107,h_2550,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip makes his final public appearance before his retirement in August 2017, attending a parade of the Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace. The event also marked an end to Philip's 64 years as captain general, the ceremonial leader of the Royal Marines.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170802164220-02-prince-philip-0802.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2000,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![This portrait, painted by Ralph Heimans, shows Prince Philip in the Grand Corridor of Windsor Castle. It was unveiled in December 2017.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/190111165827-43-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2070,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip attends the wedding of his grandson Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180720101352-01-prince-philip-harry-wedding.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip poses with the wedding party after Harry and Meghan's wedding in May 2018.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180521100301-01-royal-wedding-official-portraits.jpg?q=w_2048,h_1152,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip is seen at the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fstyle%2Fgallery%2Fprincess-eugenie-wedding%2Findex.html" target="_blank">wedding of his granddaughter Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank</a> in October 2018.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/191220142458-prince-philip-10122019.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1987,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip speaks with Sir David Attenborough ahead of an Order of Merit luncheon in May 2019.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/191220160756-prince-philip-05072019.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2027,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip pose for a photo in June 2020, ahead of Philip's 99th birthday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200610110230-47-prince-philip-unfurled.jpg?q=w_3090,h_3717,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![The Queen and Prince Philip look at a homemade anniversary card that was given to them by their great-grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in November 2020.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/201120153635-queen-eliabeth-prince-philip-73rd-anniversary.jpg?q=w_2244,h_1553,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
![Prince Philip, right, leaves a London hospital in March 2021. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2021%2F03%2F16%2Fuk%2Fprince-philip-leaves-hospital-scli-intl-gbr%2Findex.html" target="_blank">He had a heart procedure</a> a couple of weeks earlier.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210316105502-02-prince-philip-leaves-hospital-0316.jpg?q=w_4048,h_2699,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Prince Philip's life in pictures
The death of Philip earlier this year brought an end to the pair’s lengthy and storied romance.
Their wedding at Westminster Abbey, when they were still Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, attracted worldwide attention and came just five years before Elizabeth would ascend the throne following the sudden death of her father, King George VI.
The couple enjoyed the longest partnership of any British sovereign. Following Philip’s death, the Queen said her family was “in a period of great sadness.”
“It has been a comfort to us all to see and to hear the tributes paid to my husband, from those within the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world,” she added.