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In Photos: Inside the Private Life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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In Photos: Inside the Private Life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The rare, unseen moments throughout the royal's 70-year marriage to the Queen

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By Annabelle Fernandez - published

Believe it or not, Prince Philip has spent 70 of his 96 years of life married to Queen Elizabeth II. When he retired from his royal duties last year, many worried the Duke of Edinburgh's health had taken a turn for the worst. (Or, maybe he was just, you know, tired of working for 65+ years.) Here, a look back at Prince Philip's life—featuring intimate moments with the Queen, laughter with his grandson Prince Harry, and meeting his soon-to-be-granddaughter-in-law Meghan Markle.

This article originally appeared on Marie Claire US.

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony during her Coronation at Buckingham Palace.
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Prince Philip on top of a Land Rover pointing out competitors at the Badminton Horse Trials to Queen Elizabeth II as she watches through binoculars.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave as they leave Liverpool after attending a "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" ice show.
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with their children Prince Charles, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, and Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace.
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Prince Philip waves to four-year-old Michael McCarthy during a tour of Mackay in Queensland.
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with Charles and Anne at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh attending the Royal Horse Show at Windsor.
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Prince Philip at the helm of his sailboat during the Cowes Regatta.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arriving at the Manoel Theatre in Valleta, Malta.
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Queen Elizabeth II with Princess Anne, Prince Phillip, Princess Michael of Kent (a member of the British royal family who's married to the Queen's first cousin), Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's son), Prince Charles, and Princess Diana at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day, standing alongside Prince Philip.
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Prince Philip with his mother-in-law, The Queen Mother, on Christmas Day at Sandringham.
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Prince Edward, Princess Anne, and Prince Philip in front of Prince Harry, Peter Phillips, Tim Laurence (the second husband of Princess Anne), and Prince Charles heading to church on Christmas Day at Sandringham.
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The Queen and Prince Philip talking during The Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle.
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Prince Charles at a celebrity cricket match against the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle.
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The Queen and Prince Philip standing alongside former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush at the White House.
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Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer (the younger brother of Princess Diana), Prince Harry, and Prince Charles follow the coffin of Princess Diana at her funeral.
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The Queen and the Duke on board the HMY Britannia.
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Prince Philip and the Queen celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in Broadlands, Hampshire.
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Prince Philip arrives at Westminster Abbey for his marriage to Princess Elizabeth with his best man: the Marquess of Milford Haven.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend a reception for the event, "A Celebration of Novia Scotia" at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, Canada, during a royal tour.
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Grand Harbour Marina in Malta.
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Prince Philip playing bicycle polo technique in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
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Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II depart a service of commemoration for troops who were stationed in Afghanistan.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip riding in a carriage in Ascot, England.
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The Queen and Prince Charles meet the Pope during their one-day visit to Rome.
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Prince Philip walking with his son Prince Charles at Smith's Lawn in Windsor Great Park.
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Prince Harry and his grandfather Prince Phillip joking around at the 2015 Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and Australia in London.
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The Queen and Prince Philip with their children Princess Anne, 2, and Prince Charles, 4, on the grounds of Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Prince Philip and Prince Charles at Balmoral—the favorite residence of Queen Victoria, the great-grandmother of the Queen.
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Prince Philip, former First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth, and former President John F. Kennedy attend dinner at Buckingham Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip fly back to London from a visit to Yorkshire.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip look out of a Range Rover in Windsor after her 90th birthday celebration.
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....And there it is.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip right before the Queen's speech at the State Opening of Parliament—the official start of the parliamentary year.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing on the balcony at the Trooping the Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, in London, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the Ascot Racecourse that hosts many of Britain's horse races.
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne visiting the Isles of Scilly.
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Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth visiting Nigeria.
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Philip and the Queen with their one-year-old son Prince Charles in the gardens of Windlesham Moor in Surrey, England.
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh head to Brisbane during their visit to Australia.
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Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Prince Philip during their marriage ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Prince Charles talking to his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Sandringham shortly before the ceremony marking Charles as Prince of Wales.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in London following their return from a royal tour of India.
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Prince Philip and his son Prince Charles attend the unveiling of a statue of Queen Elizabeth and her mother in Poundbury, Dorset.
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The Queen, Prince Philip, Duchess Kate, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William during the Trooping the Colour parade.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the Trooping the Colour parade the following year.
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Pippa Middleton (Kate Middleton's sister), and Prince Harry awaiting William and Kate's arrival on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their wedding ceremony.
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Prince Philip attending a military parade during his final solo public engagement before he retires from his royal duties.
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Queen Elizabeth with the Duke of Edinburgh and their children Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew, at Balmoral.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry attend Christmas Day Church service alongside Prince Philip.
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Prince Philip, otherwise known as the Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth during their honeymoon in Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire. The newlyweds were just 21 (Elizabeth) and 26 (Philip).
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