Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip Celebrate 70th Anniversary

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 70^th wedding anniversary on Monday, the first British royal couple to reach such a milestone. They were married at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947.

Over the weekend, Buckingham Palace released new photos of Queen Elizabeth, 91, and Prince Philip, 96, taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle earlier this month by photographer Matt Holyoak, London's Daily Mail reported.

To mark The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's 70th Wedding Anniversary, new photographic portraits have been released worldwide. pic.twitter.com/Jl6elndhFe

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 18, 2017

To celebrate the 70th Wedding Anniversary of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, new photographs are being released worldwide. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/zQBFjQTx3L

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 19, 2017

The portraits of Her Majesty and The Duke were taken by British photographer Matt Holyoak of Camera Press, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle earlier this month. (2/3) pic.twitter.com/YFUyp8azJJ

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 19, 2017

In these new photographs, The Queen and The Duke were pictured in front of a platinum-textured back drop.
The marriage of the then Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten took place at Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947. (3/3) pic.twitter.com/Orf37QKqwC

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 19, 2017

The Evening Standard reported the royal couple was framed by Thomas Gainsborough's 1781 portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, who were married for 57 years.

Prince Philip has retired from public life but still make sporadic appearances with Queen Elizabeth, the "Today" show reported. He was hospitalized in June with undisclosed health issues, the morning show started.

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