Not unlike William and Kate, then Harry and Meghan, Princess Elizabeth and her suitor were seen as a breath of fresh air. The dashing Philip Mountbatten, who was 26 at the time of the wedding, had served in World War II and possessed a slightly rebellious attitude – at least by royal standards. Elizabeth, then 21, fell hard for him.
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