Elizabeth and Philip: A love story that lasted for nearly 75 years

It was a love affair that spanned 73 years, the longest of any British monarch.

And in many ways, the love of Queen Elizabeth and her life partner Prince Philip — who died on Friday aged 99 — rewrote the rulebook, with an ardent partnership, enduring bond and strong work ethic.

While the public displays from some of her forebears were somewhat mixed — including beheadings and the invention of divorce — the Queen and her consort presented a united front and weren’t afraid to declare it. 

Not long after their wedding, Queen Elizabeth put it simply in a letter to her parents: “We behave as though we had belonged to each other for years.”

At a lunch to celebrate their silver anniversary in 1972, the Queen made what the New York…