Why Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent weeks apart in "no fuss" marriage

The secret to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's long marriage, including that of her grandson Prince William, may have been their "no fuss," autonomous connection.

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She concealed from the public the top-secret wedding guest of Queen Elizabeth.

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After retiring in 2017, the late Duke of Edinburgh spent a lot of time at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate, where he "intended to end his days".

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The Queen's primary residence, Buckingham Palace in London, was 112 miles from the five-bedroom farmhouse in a lovely nook of the 600-acre estate.

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Gyles Brandreth's MailOnline biography Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait states that the monarch and her husband regularly spent weeks apart but kept in touch via phone calls.

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From war tensions to 9-foot cake: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's fairytale wedding.

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Prince Philip's touching wedding gift to Queen Elizabeth II

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"That astonished some people, but not those who appreciated how well the Queen understood her husband—understood his want to be left to his own ways,

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'not to be fussed over', to be allowed, after more than 70 years of duty, to finish out his days in his own manner," he said.

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