Chris Young/AP/Shutterstock Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth
A sweet photo of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip went viral following Philip's death on Friday at the age of 99 — but there's some misinformation regarding the story behind the snap.
The image shows Queen Elizabeth giggling next to Prince Philip, who is dressed in his military uniform complete with a tall bearskin hat. The photo circulated on social media with a caption saying that Prince Philip "pranked" the Queen by dressing up as a palace guard, causing her to laugh when she noticed it was actually her husband under the hat.
However, that's not the case.
Snopes dug up newspaper articles that gave the real reason for the monarch's giant grin. The picture was taken by Chris Young of The Associated Press in 2003 at a ceremonial review of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle, and the Queen was laughing not at Philip, but at an unexpected swarm of bees interrupting the ceremony.
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