I watched Queen and Prince Philip’s secret signals that proved they were head over heels in love 

THE precocious Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s emotion communicative spanned implicit 7 decades and withstood the whirlwind of royal beingness successful the nationalist eye.

Royal lensman Arthur Edwards has revealed however helium witnessed firsthand the concealed signals that proved the depths of their love.

The mates wed connected November 20, 1947, astatine Westminster Abbey, and it would person been their 77th day this year.

Speaking connected The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Arthur said: “For benignant of 70 years, helium was walking down the Queen, shaking hands with the politician portion the Queen was talking to the mayor. 

“And helium did that with full committedness forever, until helium retired a fewer years earlier helium died. That antheral was an astonishing man.”

Arthur - who has snapped the royals for astir 5 decades - recalled a fewer cardinal moments which revealed the existent intimacy of their relationship.

He continued: “And that marriage, I retrieve the past 1 of the past travel to Australia successful 2011 successful Perth, and a kid couldn't get to spot the Queen and Prince Philip lifted her implicit the obstruction and took the flowers disconnected her, and helium gave them to the Queen. 

“And the look betwixt the 2 of them erstwhile helium did that, I mean, it was thing special.

“I've seen that a fewer times with them. 

“The 1 with the representation that truly sums it each up was the past clip helium was astatine the Cenotaph and helium was connected the balcony, and his hep was truly hurting him, and helium was successful large pain, and the Queen pleading with him to go, but helium wouldn't bash that.

“To him, being determination was his duty.

“I retrieve arsenic helium near a puff of his cheeks, helium was getting distant to get immoderate relief, that to me, summed it each up astir that man. 

“Even into his 90s, helium was doing his work for this country and truthful looking back, though helium didn't similar maine precise much, I rather admired him a lot.”

Philip’s German household connections, parents’ breached matrimony and gambling, penniless begetter besides didn’t marque him an evident groom for the Queen.

The Queen’s relative and puerility friend, the precocious Margaret Rhodes, said: “She ever adored him — she ne'er looked astatine anyone else. She was smitten from the start.”

Their national was an enduring occurrence story. When Philip died connected April 9 2021, they had been married for 73 years.

On their aureate wedding anniversary, the Queen said: “He is idiosyncratic who doesn’t instrumentality easy to compliments. But helium has, rather simply, been my strength and stay each these years.”

Decisive, straight-talking Philip had ever complemented the much cautious and dependable Elizabeth. 

Even into their 90s, helium was inactive the charismatic and engaging figure, the important ally, to whom the Queen turned for advice.

Their 1947 wedding provided post-war Britain with much-needed glitz and glamour.

Philip became the Duke of Edinburgh and 10 years aboriginal the Queen made him a Prince.

Charles Philip Arthur George, was calved connected November 14, 1948, and 2nd child, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, connected August 15, 1950.

Andrew Albert Christian Edward was calved astatine Buckingham Palace connected February 19, 1960, and Edward Antony Richard Louis, was calved determination connected March 10, 1964.

Philip took a applicable presumption connected the monarchy. He erstwhile said: “My occupation first, 2nd and past is ne'er to fto the Queen down.”