“Philip and Elizabeth” sounds interesting; I might look for it.
Agree with you about their characters. Very honorable people, with ingrained senses of duty. Philip showed his kind side when he called Catherine during one of her separations from William, and told her to be patient and hang on, she’d get her ring eventually.
Prince Philip tried to help Princess Diana, too, but she didn’t get the message of “Life is like this, stay tough.” Admittedly, Charles is quite a trial for everyone, it seems. It’s impossible for the present generation to understand what life was like for their parents or grandparents who lived through the European turmoil of the World Wars and everything else.
Our generation (I’m about to be 46) may see the End of the World as We Know It. If the Zombie Apocalypse hits, my grandparents will be my inspiration, but so will people like Elizabeth and Philip. You keep your values, you keep your standards, you eat grits and gravy and kudzu, if that’s what it takes.