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April 10, 2021
LAHORE: Prince Philip Mountbatten and the-then Princess Elizabeth had tied their marital knot on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, about 13 weeks after the British Empire had granted independence to Pakistan and India, which thus means that their wedlock has lasted 73 years, four, months and 19 days or 26,784 days to be more precise.
Leaving behind four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, Prince Philip died Friday at 99, but his marriage with Queen Elizabeth II is said to be the longest royal nuptial bliss in British history.
Three longest recorded marriages in history:
The wedlock between Karam Chand and Kartari Chand of India had spanned over 90 years and 291 days. The couple had married on December 11, 1925, before this historic union had culminated on with the death of Karam Chand on September 30, 2016 in Bradford (United Kingdom).
Queen Elizabeth-Prince Philip marriage longest in royal UK history
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Seis de los matrimonios más largos del mundo
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There wasn t much seasonal cheer in official circles in Dublin, Belfast or London at Christmas 1920.
There just wasn t time.
These few weeks saw Partition become a reality for the first time, with the creation in law of Northern Ireland, and seemingly the hopes for peace on the island dashed, hopes that had flickered for a few precious months.
And yet, and yet.
No sooner than hope for peace had been crushed, it was raised again. The imposition of that most alien of concepts for Nationalists, the Partition of Ireland, had in fact created the conditions for making the peace with Britain, on terms well in advance of what the British had declared themselves willing to offer.