Prince Philip was hiding a pretty serious injury at the Royal Wedding
You wouldn't have known

You wouldn't have known
Along with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip was of course at the royal wedding this month, but unbeknown to us, he was actually injured on the day.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 97 next month, retired from official public duties last summer, recently undergoing surgery on his hip just weeks before the wedding.
But as well as recovering from the surgery, it turns out Prince Harry's grandfather was reportedly nursing another injury when he attended the nuptials.
He was in fact suffering from a broken rib on the day of the ceremony, but didn't give anything away, handling the whole thing like a true professional.
According to The Sun, the Duke had cracked his rib after slipping in the bath tub.
'The Duke is not a fan of showering and prefers to bathe,' a source told the paper. 'But he’s a determined man and nothing was going to stop him attending nor would he take any kind of walking aid.'
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We already thought it remarkable that the Duke walked unaided following his surgery, but now we're even more impressed.
Hats off to him!
Lucy is a freelance beauty editor and contributor at Marie Claire, and has written for titles including Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Glamour, woman&home and more. She was previously Marie Claire’s junior beauty editor. During her career, she’s covered everything from backstage beauty at fashion week to interviews with famous faces like Drag Race royalty and Little Mix. As for her beauty ethos, she’s a big advocate for not having to spend a fortune on beauty products to get good results, and when she’s not got beauty on the brain you’ll probably find her reading or Netflix-ing.
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