My Husband and I

The Inside Story of 70 Years of the Royal Marriage

Ingrid Seward

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2017
• Topic: History
• Print ISBN:
  9781471159565
• Subtopic: Historical Biographies
• eBook ISBN:
  9781471159589
• Index: History

For more than 70 years, the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was at the centre of the nation's life. Now, in My Husband and I, Ingrid Seward reveals the real story of their loving and enduring relationship.

When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn't without its problems. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of colour to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster Abbey in November 1947, there were 3000 guests, including six kings and seven queens. Within five years, as Queen Elizabeth II, she would ascend to the throne and later be crowned in front of millions watching through the new medium of television.

Throughout her record-breaking reign until Prince Philip's death on 9 April 2021, she relied on the formidable partnership she had made with her consort. Now, acclaimed royal biographer Ingrid Seward sheds new light on their relationship and its impact on their family and on the nation.
    
In My Husband and I, we discover the challenges faced by Prince Philip as he had to learn to play second fiddle to the Queen in all their public engagements, but we also get a revealing insight into how their relationship operated behind closed doors. As the years went by, there were rumours of marital troubles, fierce debates over how to bring up their children, and they had to deal with family traumas - from scandalous divorces to shocking deaths - in the full glare of the public eye. But somehow, their relationship endured and provided a model of constancy to inspire all around them. This book is not only a vivid portrait of a hugely important marriage, it is a celebration of the power of love. 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Wedding Celebrations
• Chapter 2 Childhood Contrasts
• Chapter 3 Growing Together Apart
• Chapter 4 Kissing Cousins
• Chapter 5 Changes
• Chapter 6 Parenthood
• Chapter 7 Philip and Albert
• Chapter 8 Bringing Up Andrew and Edward
• Chapter 9 Watching the Family Grow
• Chapter 10 Trials and Tribulations
• Chapter 11 The Death of Diana
• Chapter 12 Different Interests
• Chapter 13 From Banquets to Tea at the Palace
• Chapter 14 Defender of the Faith
• Chapter 15 Threescore Years and Ten
• Acknowledgements
• Photographs
• List of Illustrations
• Bibliography
• Index
• Copyright