In Pictures: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage today (Nov 20). The couple wed in 1947.

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Nov 20, 2017, 01:36 PM

A file photo of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her fiance Philip Mountbatten (the future Duke of Edinburgh) posing in the Buckingham Palace in London, the day their engagement was officially announced, on July 9, 1947.
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A file photo of (left to right) Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II), Philip Mountbatten (future Duke of Edinburgh), Queen Elizabeth (future Queen Mother), King George VI and Princess Margaret posing in the Buckingham Palace in London, the day the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was officially announced, on July 9, 1947.

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A file photo of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip of Greece (future Duke of Edinburgh) posing on the day of their engagement outside Buckingham Palace in London, on July 11, 1947.
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A file photo of the members of the Royal family including Britain's King George VI (fifth from right) and his wife Queen Elizabeth (third from right) posing around the Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip The Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, Nov 20, 1947.

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A file photo of Britain's Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Duke of Edinburgh pose on their wedding day, in Buckingham Palace, on Nov 20, 1947.
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A file photo of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh cheered by the crowd as they travel in a coach after their wedding ceremony on their road to Buckingham Palace, London, on Nov 20, 1947.
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A set of first class stamps showing Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on their engagement (left) on 10 July 1947, wedding (centre) 20 November 1947 and honeymoon (right) on Nov 23, 1947.
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A file photo of Britain's Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her husband Philip Duke of Edinburgh, pose during their honeymoon in Broadlands estate, Hampshire, on Nov 25, 1947.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (left) and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive to attend Ladies Day at Royal Ascot race meeting, in Ascot, Britain, on June 21, 2012.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (left) and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh depart St. Paul's Cathedral following a commemoration marking the end of combat operations in Afghanistan in London, Britain, on March 13, 2015.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (left) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping of the Color Queen's 90th birthday parade in London, Britain, on June 11, 2016.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle marking their Platinum Wedding Anniversary (70 years) in a photograph released on Nov 19, 2017.
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