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Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten Announce Engagement, Bringing Joy to Bomb-Scarred London in 1947
In the wake of London’s post-World War II devastation, a joyful announcement echoed through the city on this day in 1947: Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten were engaged. The news brought a ray of hope to a city still reeling from the war …