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Married to the Boss: Prince Philip was the model husband

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth.[Courtesy]

I have heard lots of nasty things said about Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh – the tall naval commander who put the daughter of the King of England “inside a box” on permanent and pensionable terms.

If, as a young man, you tried seducing a mongrel-owning primary school headmaster’s daughter, especially if she was schooling at Alliance, you know that was no mean feat. Prince Philip, then the youngest Navy lieutenant, tiptoed into a fortress to tune a girl whose dad owned colonies and whose Royal Navy ruled the seas.

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