Philip's ties, through his sister's marriages, to Nazis, were especially troubling. They were both third and second cousins, related through Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Fiances: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Formal Engagement Photograph
The heir apparent to the British throne, Elizabeth, born in 1926, first met her future husband in 1934 and 1937. Her mother initially opposed the marriage.
Princess Elizabeth and her fiance Prince Philip before their 1947 wedding
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