Elizabeth and Philip married on the 20th of November, 1947. Philip is a Greek Prince who obtained in 1947 the British nationality. He is a far distant relative of Elizabeth. They are both descendants of Queen Victoria, their great-great-grandmother (Philip is a great-grandson of the second daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Alice, and Elizabeth is a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria's oldest son, the future King Edward VII). Philip is partly family of the tsars family. When the remains of the last Tsar and his family were discovered, Philip gave his DNA for identification. His grandmother turned out to be Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. To marry Elizabeth, Philip had to give up his claim to the throne. It wasn’t that
Elizabeth and Philip married on the 20th of November, 1947. Philip is a Greek Prince who obtained in 1947 the British nationality. He is a far distant relative of Elizabeth. They are both descendants of Queen Victoria, their great-great-grandmother (Philip is a great-grandson of the second daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Alice, and Elizabeth is a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria's oldest son, the future King Edward VII). Philip is partly family of the tsars family. When the remains of the last Tsar and his family were discovered, Philip gave his DNA for identification. His grandmother turned out to be Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. To marry Elizabeth, Philip had to give up his claim to the throne. It wasn’t that