Royal confidant GYLES BRANDRETH looks back at the 73 years of Philip and Elizabeth's marriage

GYLES BRANDRETH: For her part it seems Elizabeth really had set her heart on Philip long before. Margaret Rhodes confirmed this: 'Princess Elizabeth was enamoured from an early age.'

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