Queen Elizabeth Defied Her Mother Once In Her Life. She Married The Man Her Mother Hated

In 1939, a princess of 13 met a penniless, foreign-born prince of 18 at Dartmouth and quietly decided she would marry him. Her mother, the most admired woman in Britain, spent the next 8 years trying to stop it. The Queen wanted a Grenadier Guard for her daughter and had a candidate ready, the Earl of Euston, before Lord Mountbatten had the rival shipped off to India. Elizabeth accepted Philip in secret in 1946 and was not permitted to announce it until 9 July 1947, after a royal tour carried her to the far side of the world. The marriage her mother fought so hard to prevent lasted 73 years, the longest in the history of the British crown. So which of the two women had read the man correctly? Subscribe to the channel: @opulentaffairs In this video, we talk about the single act of defiance in the life of Britain's most dutiful monarch, including the Queen Mother's preferred suitor and his removal to India, the household's case against Prince Philip, the ten-month silence before the engagement, what Philip surrendered to marry in, the sisters barred from the 1947 wedding, the 1952 battle over the family name, the 1960 Order in Council and the Mountbatten agenda, the decades of affair rumours and the one woman who ever spoke on the record, and the final verdict seventy-three years in the making. 🔔 Subscribe so the next piece of royal history the books skip over lands straight in your feed. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and tell us whether you think the Queen Mother was right about Prince Philip. 📢 Share this one on Facebook, Reddit or your group chats, because you are the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:21 The Girl Who Never Moved 16:47 The Rival Posted to India 25:11 The Yes She Could Not Say 33:16 Everything He Gave Away 47:55 The Uncle Who Would Not Let Go 55:08 The Charge of Roughness 1:11:51 The Longest Charge Begins 1:18:47 The Women on the List 1:26:22 The Only One Who Spoke 1:41:10 The Mother's Late Verdict 1:47:50 Seventy Three Years Sources: Queen Elizabeth's mother wanted her to marry another man before Philip (Hugo Vickers) — Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment... The real reason Prince Philip's sisters were banned from his wedding — HELLO!: https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/... The Queen's Bridal Jewels — The Court Jeweller: https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2020... Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding... Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_... Prince Philip had a 'passionate friendship' (Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn) — UPI Archives: https://www.upi.com/Archives/2004/09/... DISCLAIMER: This video is based on real historical events and figures, drawn from the sources listed above alongside primary archives, biographies, court records, period press, and leading historical scholarship. While every video is heavily researched, occasional minor inaccuracies in dates, quotes, or specific details may occur — historical sources sometimes disagree, and interpretation is sometimes required where the historical record is silent. Any errors are unintentional. #QueenElizabethII #PrincePhilip #TheQueenMother #Mountbatten #RoyalWedding #HouseOfWindsor #DukeOfEdinburgh #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #ElizabethAndPhilip #Balmoral #WestminsterAbbey #BritishHistory #Royals #Monarchy #DartmouthRoyalNavalCollege #OpulentAffairs