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The pieces were passed down through Princess Alice s descendants to her great-great-granddaughter Patricia Knatchbull, the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, who died in 2017.
READ MORE He was father to two daughters: Patricia Knatchbull, later 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, and Lady Pamela Hicks. Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth first met at the 1934 wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Prince George, Duke of Kent. Philip and Elizabeth would meet again in 1939, while King George VI toured the grounds of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, where Philip was attending at the time. It is thought the Queen Mother and Lord Mountbatten asked Philip to escort Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret during the visit. The pair went on to exchange letters, and would eventually formally become engaged in 1947.
| UPDATED: 07:24, Mon, Jan 11, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Queen and Prince Philip tied the knot in 1947, and the pair are widely regarded as one of the most successful royal unions in modern history. The Queen and Prince Philip have now been married for more than 70 years. But several years ago, it was Lord Louis Mountbatten who was often credited as bringing then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip together.