How were Queen Elizabeth and Philip related? How closely related is Queen Elizabeth to her husband?

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from February 6, 1952, until her death on September 8, 2022.

Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second-longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country.

During her reign, Elizabeth traveled to 117 countries, including nearly all 56 Commonwealth states.

By 2019, she had also hosted 112 state visits, plus many other high-level diplomatic visits.

How were Queen Elizabeth and Philip related? How closely related is Queen Elizabeth to her husband?

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were both descendants of Queen Victoria.

The Queen and Philip were married for 73 years and were third cousins through Queen Victoria.

Elizabeth met Philip in 1934 when their families were joined through a different marriage — Prince Philip’s cousin, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, and Queen Elizabeth’s uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent — though they quickly became friends when the Queen turned 13.

Philip was at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth and they began exchanging letters.

On July 8, 1947, they got engaged and tied the knot on November 20, 1947 in Westminster Abbey before 2,000 guests and a worldwide radio audience.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh served as the consort of the British monarch from her accession as queen on February 6, 1952 until he died in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.

Philip and the Queen had four children; King Charles III, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Anne, Princess Royal and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.