New Book Claims Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Kept Their Distance in Final Years

A forthcoming book about Queen Elizabeth II makes the claim that she and her husband, Prince Philip, would go “weeks” without seeing one another. This practice, according to author Gyles Brandreth, began when Philip retired in 2017. This detail was one of many hinted at by the Daily Mail in their early look write-up for Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait. Though the couple apparently maintained contact via telephone, Brandreth says that the Queen recognized her husband’s desire “not to be fussed over” and to “see out his days in his own way.” The couple apparently found some “new comfort” in one… Read Full Article