Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh walk at Broadlands in Romsey, southern England in this undated photograph taken in 2007.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh walk at Broadlands in Romsey, southern England in this undated photograph taken in 2007. The Queen and Prince Philip will mark their diamond wedding anniversary with a special service of thanksgiving on November 19, 2007. REUTERS/Fiona Hanson/Pool

On this day of Nov. 20, 67 years ago in1947, two years after the end of the Second World War, there was a memorable and happy moment in Britain. The wedding of a quiet, 21-year-old princess to her first love, Prince Philip or the Duke of Edinburgh. And today, even after six-and-a-half-decades, they remain married -- to those who haven't heard!

According to InStyle, to celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary, the royal couple went on an official visit to Scotland, and visited RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss Barracks in Moray. They were welcomed with a flypast during a visit to the northerly RAF base.

However, the memories of the most exciting and colourful wedding still march by regularly. The romance is older than 67 years, in fact, and began even when the princess was just 13 years old, and Philip was 18. Their secret romance finally got the royal permission to wed in 1946. On 9 July, 1947, they announced the marriage officially.

Four months later, on 20 November, there were guests from all over the world who came to London to celebrate one of the biggest events of the year. For the 10th royal wedding at Westminster Abbey, there were 2,000 guests from Spain, Norway, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands, according to Hello Magazine. The first wedding in the Abbey had been the marriage of King Henry I to Princess Matilda of Scotland on Nov. 11, 1100.

One day before the wedding, the 26-year-old Prince Philip was declared "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh," who gave up his Greek and Danish titles for the 21-year-old. She had eight bridesmaids, including her sister Princess Margaret and cousins Princess Alexandra of Kent and Lady Mary Cambridge. They both received more than 2,500 presents and 10,000 telegrams from all over the world.

Elizabeth's dress was designed by Norman Hartnell. The soft, satiny look, it is believed by many, set the ball rolling for a special kind of royal wedding dress design, including Princess Grace of Monaco's and the Duchess of Cambridge's clothes. Just two years after World War II, rationing was in place. And before the marriage, brides-to-be from around the country sent Queen Elizabeth extra coupons so that she could buy her gown. Still, she returned them all, and was permitted an additional 200 coupons by the Government.

The wedding breakfast in the Ball Supper room was delectable, comprising "Filet de Sole Mountbatten, Perdreau en Casserole and Bombe Glacee Princess Elizabeth!" There was a huge wedding cake that towered nine feet with four tiers and was cut with the Duke of Edinburgh's sword, a gift given by Elizabeth's father, King George VI.