1953 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip Signed Christmas Card

Details

1953 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip vintage signed christmas card. A very attractive official Christmas card, signed by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually. The card features a colour image of the Royal couple standing together in a full length pose wearing their Coronation robes. Their young children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, can be seen standing before them.

Signed by Queen Elizabeth II ('Elizabeth R') and Prince Philip ('Philip') in fountain pen inks directly beneath the image and dated 1953 in the Queen's hand. With gold embossed crown to the front. A very light band of discoloration appears at the edge of the inside of the card, otherwise very good condition.

In Context

For more than 50 years, Elizabeth II (1926-) has acted as head of the Commonwealth and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She has maintained her politically neutral stance throughout her reign and is a respected head of state.

Elizabeth married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. He is the oldest serving spouse of a reigning monarch and Britain's longest-serving consort. In 2007 the Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate sixty years of marriage, marking their Diamond Anniversary.

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