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  • Elizabeth and Philip

  • A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy
  • By: Tessa Dunlop
  • Narrated by: Tessa Dunlop
  • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)
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Summary

She was peaches-and-cream innocence; he was a handsome war hero. Both had royal blood coursing through their veins. The marriage of Britain's Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten in November 1947 is remembered as the beginning of an extraordinary lifelong union but success was not guaranteed. Elizabeth and Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy plunges us back into 1940s Britain where a teenage Princess fell in love with a foreign Prince. Cue fears of a flirtatious 'Greek' fortune hunter stealing off with England's crown jewel and subsequent efforts by the Establishment to reframe Philip as the perfect fit for Britain's most famous family.

Drawing on original newspaper archives and the opinions of Elizabeth and Philip's contemporaries still alive today, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop discovers a post-war world on the cusp of major change. Unprecedented polling on Philip's suitability was a harbinger of pressures to come for a couple whose marriage was branded the ultimate global fairytale. Theirs was a partnership like no other. Six years after Elizabeth promised to be an obedient wife Philip got down on bended knee and committed himself as the Queen's 'liege man of life and limb'.

Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of their marriage, this deeply touching history explores the ups and downs, the attraction and the tensions that defined an extraordinary relationship. The high stakes involved might have devoured a less committed pair—but not Elizabeth and Philip. They shared a common purpose, one higher even than marriage, with roots much deeper than young love. Happy and Glorious, for better or for worse, they were heavily invested in a God-given mission. Monarchy was the magic word.

©2022 Tessa Dunlop (P)2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

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Behind closed doors

Focusing on the young Elizabeth and Philip, Tessa Dunlop gives a lively account of a besotted Princess Elizabeth and a much too handsome Philip who had to overcome the establishment's disapproval of his being foreign and his likelihood of being a philanderer, before he was allowed to land the most eligible girl in the world. The writer uses dialogue with some of the couple's peers, now in their nineties or, like Philip Jarman, 100, to illustrate various post-war attitudes to marriage and goes on to describe the roller coaster relationship within the Royal marriage which remarkably, with the help of a great deal of tolerance, on both sides, lasted 73 years. As Tessa narrates the story in the audible version, I felt her tone revealed more than her words did, as to whose side she was more often on. A romping good read which pulls few punches. On reflection, despite the ups and downs, Elizabeth and Philip had a loving marriage in which she adored him and he supported her to the end of the fairy tale, as they both had a strong faith.

The timing of the book release, just after the death of Queen Elizabeth, necessitated an added introduction, and, I feel, may have spared the old lady some uncomfortable memories.
(Younger members of the Royal Family will be reminded that when it comes to the media, the family have always been fair game.)

Well done, Tessa Dunlop, another enjoyable read.

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Fascinating insight into one of the most successful marriages of the past century

A very engaging memoir that sheds light on some fascinating facets of the Royal union. Tessa’s panache at story telling is irresistible and this book feels as if you are being given exclusive access to a myriad of story’s and historical context by a 21st century friend who happens to be an insightful historian and author.
The book has a refreshing foothold in the present and reminds the listener of scenes from their childhood, whether it was the 1980s or 1940s. You realise how constant this married couple was in all of our lives.
Some of the anecdotes are irresistible, it is a very enjoyable listen!

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Disappointing

Disappointing and very hard to listen to silly voices, at different parts and making it sound Philip want faithful, and that’s why we can’t his last will

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