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HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Anniversary

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HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Anniversary

HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Anniversary (view technical specs)

Elizabeth’s engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten was announced by King George VI in Buckingham Palace on July 10th 1947.
Before the wedding, Elizabeth’s father gave Philip the British titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich.
The couple, who had known each other since Elizabeth was 13 and Philip was 18, were married in Westminster Abbey, London on 20 November 1947.
They spent their honeymoon at Broadlands, Hampshire, the home of Lord Mountbatten, and at Birkhall, Balmoral.

Technical Specs

Design:Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:Corbis Library
Printer:Lowe-Martin, Canada
Process:Offset Lithography
Colours:4 cols.
Stamp size:27 x 48mm
Issue date:2007-02-28
Stamp Values:40p, 42p, 66p, 78p