Article content By Araminta Wordsworth The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday, April 9th, 2021, brings to an end one of the most remarkable partnerships in British history: he and the Queen were married for more than 70 years, longer than any other royal couple. They celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in November. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Prince Philip's royal rags to riches story, and enduring influence on the monarchy Back to video But like Queen’s Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, before him, Philip found there was little, if any precedent for how he was to conduct himself as “First Gentleman.”