Philip and Penelope quickly became close friends and were often seen together at The Royal Windsor Horse Show, sometimes riding mini motorcycles around the carriage driving course.
Mike Parker. Philip Mountbatten and Parker became friends in the navy in June 1942, and the two young officers served again together in 1944 on sister ships of the 27th Destroyer Flotilla in the Far East. Their friendship grew when they took shore leave together in Australia.
Penny Knatchbull and Prince Philip's friendship is shown in 'The Crown' season 5.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip met when the young princess was 13 — and their love evolved into a 73-year marriage that lasted to his dying day. When Prince Philip died on April 9 at the age of 99, 2021, the Queen said goodbye to the love of her life.
It's been seven decades since Prince Philip wrote to Queen Elizabeth II to say he had “fallen in love completely and unreservedly” with her, and the couple stayed together until the Duke of Edinburgh's death in April 2021 — through marriage, childbirths, triumphs and trials.
They met again in 1939 — this time when Philip, then 18 and a Navy officer cadet, helped escort a 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth around Dartmouth's Royal Navy College, according to author and historian Tina Brown. It was at this meeting, Brown said, where their love story truly began.
Prince Edward, 58, Earl of Wessex
Out of all of the kids, Prince Edward, now known as the Earl of Wessex, is believed to be the Queen and Prince Philip's favorite child. In fact, it was reported that Edward's portrait was the only one in Philip's study.
Introduced in the second episode of "The Crown" Season Five, Dr. James Colthurst was a longtime confidant of Diana's.
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Anne is best known by her title, Duchess of Glenconner, and was one of the Queen's closest friends, even serving as a Maid of Honour during the Queen's coronation in 1953.
But it has long been reported that middle child Andrew was the Queen's favourite. After Andrew's birth, almost a full decade after Princess Anne, he leapfrogged his sister into being second-in-line for the throne.
Many may assume Philip's favourite is Prince William, as a person who takes his role as future King seriously. However, royal experts seem to believe it's the youngest granddaughter of Philip and the Queen - Lady Louise Windsor.
Prince Philip had a unique yet rocky bond with Princess Diana. Having married into the royal family in 1947, Philip — who died on April 9, 2021, at age 99 — could understand the difficulties of being an "outsider" in the world's most famous family.
Princess Diana's BFF, Jemima Khan, is calling it like she sees it when it comes to her late friend's marriage to Prince Charles. And many royal watchers would agree with her assessment even though they probably prefer not to say it publicly: Diana and Charles' marriage was planned by palace insiders.
On July 29, 1981, Charles and Diana got married. Camilla attended their wedding.
Besides Elton John and George Michael, she had close bonds with sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson, psychotherapist Julia Samuel, and her former London flatmates.
And the winner is… Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, youngest son of the Queen and Prince Philip. "Prince Edward, seemingly a bit wet and a tad irritating to the rest of us, was always his parents' favorite," says royal author Matthew Dennison.
Princess Anne was “reputedly Philip's favorite child, sharing his sharp tongue, irreverent wit and athletic talent,” says Gullace. She needed his favor to survive in a patriarchal system based on male primogeniture.
It's previously been said that Prince Andrew is the Queen's favorite child, despite Prince Charles being heir to the throne. Royal biographer Matthew Dennison has claimed that the family's 'golden boy' is actually Prince Edward.
Royals have been marrying their cousins since time immemorial, traditionally as a means of strengthening political alliances. What might be surprising though is that members of the royal family have continued to marry their cousins, right up to the present day!
Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
The Queen seriously considered marriage twice. Early in her reign, her choice was the ambitious and dashing Lord Robert Dudley. Robert Dudley was one of Elizabeth's 'favourites', a long-term suitor and believed by many to have been her one true love.
Buckingham Palace
The palace's private quarters have been Queen Elizabeth II's formal residence since 1936 when her father took the throne and is speculated to be the new home of King Charles III and his Queen Consort.
For example, Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have been seen sharing a bed at various events and engagements. Even Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have been photographed sleeping in the same bed while on royal tours or at public events.
It has been reported that the Queen and Prince Phillip didn't share a bed because of a tradition followed by the upper classes. Not only did the monarch and her husband not share a bed, but it's also believed that they each had separate bedrooms altogether.