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‘Philip was my rock’

Theirs was an 82-year love affair with humour at its heart.

Like so many long and successful marriages, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip built their relationship on firm foundations of friendship and laughter, as well as romance.

Philip was her “rock”, the man who made her giggle at formal events and helped her to relax when off-duty.

At a London lunch in

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