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#otd 9 July 1947 - Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) & Philip Mountbatten officially announce their engagement. . ❤️ Elizabeth & Philip are second cousins once removed (by descent from Christian IX of Denmark & Louise of Hesse-Kassel) &  third cousins (by descent from Queen Victoria & Prince Albert). . Princess Elizabeth met Prince Philip in 1934, at the wedding of Philip’s cousin Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark to Prince George, Duke of Kent, paternal uncle of Elizabeth, & again in 1937. After another meeting at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth—though only 13 years old—fell in love with Philip & they began to exchange letters. . The couple became secretly engaged in 1946, when Philip asked King George VI for his daughter’s hand in marriage. The King granted his request providing any formal engagement was delayed until Elizabeth’s 21st birthday the following April. Their engagement was officially announced on 9 July 1947. . Philip proposed to Elizabeth with a 3-carat round diamond ring consisting of “a centre stone flanked by 10 smaller pave diamonds." The diamonds were taken from a tiara that belonged to Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, & were also used to create a quatrefoil bracelet for Elizabeth. . The King gave his formal consent to the marriage in his British Privy Council, in accordance with the Royal Marriages Act 1772. The same was done in Canada at a meeting of the King’s Canadian Privy Council, with the Chief Justice of Canada, Thibaudeau Rinfret, standing in as deputy to the King’s representative, the Governor General of Canada . They married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey. . . . #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #Royalty #Royals #queenelizabethii #d9jul #thecrown #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #windsorcastle #britishroyalfamily #Monarchy #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #ukroyals #BritishQueen #royalblog #Monarch #BuckinghamPalace #PrincePhilip #Dukeofedinburgh #PrincePhilipDukeofEdinburgh (at Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHU-AQsFC3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In Royal History . 9 July 1540 . King Henry VIII annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. . . ◼ Anne was commanded to leave the Court on 24 June, & on 6 July she was informed of her husband’s decision to reconsider the marriage. . ◼ Witness statements were taken from a number of courtiers & two physicians which register the king’s disappointment at her appearance. Henry had also commented to Thomas Heneage & Anthony Denny that he could not believe she was a virgin. . ◼ Shortly afterwards, Anne was asked for her consent to an annulment, to which she agreed. Thomas Cromwell, the moving force behind the marriage, was attainted for treason. . ◼ The marriage was annulled on 9 July 1540, on the grounds of non-consummation & her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine. . ◼ On 28 July Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard: on the same day Thomas Cromwell was executed, in theory for treason, but in practice as a scapegoat for the doomed marriage. . ◼ The former queen received a generous settlement, including Richmond Palace, & Hever Castle, home of Henry’s former in-laws, the Boleyns. Anne of Cleves House, in Lewes, Sussex, is just one of many properties she owned; she never lived there. . ◼ Henry & Anne became good friends she was an honorary member of the King’s family & was referred to as "the King’s Beloved Sister". . ◼ She was invited to court often &, out of gratitude for her not contesting the annulment, Henry decreed that she would be given precedence over all women in England save his own wife & daughters. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1540 #d9jul #HenryVIII #KingHenryVIII #HenryVIIIofEngland #QueenConsort #AnneofCleves #HouseofTudor #TheTudors #Tudor #TudorDynasty #Monarchy #History #Royalty #EnglishMonarchy #theking #RoyalHistory #KingofEngland #BritishMonarchy Royal #otd Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCb2uqxDKXJ/?igshid=ld01x4de0kfz