The Queen s coronation was decided upon to be June 2 because the meteorologists calculated it was going to be the sunniest day of the year, so people waiting were left in the rain.
From being exiled to an asylum where she was treated by Freud to protecting Jewish families during the War, Prince Philip s mother seemed to live a thousand lifetimes in her 84 years.
She was born when Queen Victoria was on the throne, treated by Sigmund Freud, exiled from Greece , rescued Jews from the Nazis and eventually founded her own convent.
The Duke of Edinburgh s family history is a complex one, filled with trials, tribulations and tragedies. Two years on from the death of Prince Philip we look back at the lives of the women in his family.