in 1934 princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met on July 9 1947 they made their engagement public on Thursday November 20th 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London United Kingdom princess Elizabeth married Philip mountbatten the bride was the eldest child of King George VI and presumed successor to the throne of England the bridegroom was a former Prince of Denmark and Greece on the morning of the wedding Philip had been made Duke of Edinburgh Earl of marianneth and baron Greenwich up until his passing in 2021 their marriage lasted 73 years they had four children Charles and Andrew and Edward