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Nov 3, 2022 · Eileen Parker after obtaining her divorce from Mike Parker in London on February 28, 1958. Eileen Parker was eventually granted a divorce in 1958 on the grounds of adultery. Reuters even named the ...
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In real life, the divorce was in fact granted in 1958 on the grounds of adultery. The details of the affair, though, are a little different. The adultery took place at Mr. Parker's Smith Street ...
Dec 9, 2017 · Eileen Parker obtains a divorce in 1958 (left); Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth pose together after their Lisbon reunion in 1957 (right). Left, by Bill Malindine; Right, from Daily Mirror, both ...
- Were Mike and Eileen Parker Real People – and Did They Get Divorced?
- Who Was The Real Mike Parker, Private Secretary to Prince Philip?
- What Happened to Mike Parker's Marriage?
- Did Prince Philip Really Fire Mike Parker For His Divorce?
Yes, and yes. As Prince Philip's Private Secretary, Mike Parker (played in The Crown by Daniel Ings) set off on a five-month world tour in 1956. He left behind his wife Eileen (Chloe Pirrie), whom he had married after a wartime romance. They had two young children. The marriage does not appear to have been a happy one, although Parker seems to have...
An Australian by birth, Parker had moved to England to join the Royal Navy. He and Philip first crossed paths on the destroyer Wallace in 1942, where they both served as First Lieutenant and were fierce competitors. However, these two young men – just a year apart in age – also became firm friends, and particularly enjoyed the delights of shore lea...
Eileen divorced her husband on grounds of adultery in 1958, but the public coverage of their marriage breakdown had already affected Parker's position in the royal household. Parker and Prince Philip were both members of the Thursday Club, an elite dining club which met for lunch each Thursday in a private room upstairs at Wheeler's restaurant in O...
As The Crown season one depicted, the relationship between Group Captain Townsend and Princess Margaret had proven that "divorce" was still a dirty word for the royal family. When Parker arrived back in London, the Queen's press secretary reportedly drove to the airport and greeted him with the words: "Hello, Parker. I've just come to let you know ...
- Eleanor Bley Griffiths
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Feb 5, 2019 · Children/Kids 1. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Ashley Parker is no stranger to success. Parker, who is a White House reporter for The Washington Post not only has a successful career but also shares a happy marriage with her partner Michael Bender. The Bethesda, Maryland native has been working for The Washington Post since 2017 after ...
Jun 17, 2018 · June 17, 2018. Ashley Rebecca Parker and Michael Charles Bender were married June 16 at their home in Washington. Justine Parker, the bride’s sister who became a Universal Life minister for the ...
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Eileen Parker, wife of Lieutenant Commander Michael Parker, a friend and former Private Secretary to Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, obtains a divorce in the Law Courts, London, Friday 28th...
