Before he even met a young Princess Elizabeth, Philip Mountbatten was known as a ladies man and even now, as he nears his 95th birthday, the rumours of his extramarital affairs have not dried up.
But throughout their long relationship, the Queen has remained supremely unconcerned about the gossip, believing wholeheartedly in her husband’s fidelity – and a new article claims to know why.
According to Richard Kay and Geoffrey Levy’s recent piece in the Daily Mail, the Queen and Philip have such a passionate relationship, even after decades of marriage, that she is 100 per cent secure in his love for her.
Proof of the zealous nature of their romance is shown in Chief Petty Officer William Evans’ recollection of an encounter upon the stairs of the Hampshire home of the late Earl Mountbatten.
“The young woman’s shrieking was loud and getting louder, but there was laughter in it. ‘Stop it! Philip, stop it, stop it stop it!’ accompanied by the scamper of feet on stairs.
“A grinning man was reaching out and pinching her bottom.”
“The laughing Queen, in a blouse and skirt, was ushered by Prince Philip’s pinches and growls all the way to the top of the 80-tread staircase.”
“They were like a pair of teenagers.”
What is perhaps more surprising is that the pair were not newlyweds when this occurred – indeed, they had been married some 15 years and already had three of their four children.
Throughout their marriage, the Queen is said to have understood the many sacrifices her husband made for her and her position, and was keen to let him experience as much personal freedom as possible.
“Long ago, friends learned of her patient wifely view that, ‘Philip needs a lot of amusing’. She has always accepted that her handsome husband not only attracted pretty women, but enjoyed their company.
“She remembers, according to one friend, a piece of marital philosophy given her Uncle Dickie – ‘Some men have certain needs which doesn’t mean they love their wives any less.’”
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