Diamond Jubilee: The Stamp of Queen Elizabeth's Influence

Diamond Jubilee: 60 Years of Queen Elizabeth II
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Royal Engagement
Princess Elizabeth stands with her fiancé, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark, at Buckingham Palace on Aug. 19, 1947. Though the pair had known each other for years and were very much in love, their engagement sparked some controversy. To appease critics, foreign-born Philip renounced his Greek and Danish titles and converted to Anglicanism.