The Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward have recreated an iconic photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during a trip to Malta. The couple toured Villa Guardamangia, where the late Queen and her husband lived as a young married couple between 1949 and 1951.

Then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip lived at Villa Guardamangia in Valletta from 1949 to 1951 during his service, an era which biographer Ben Pimlott has described as the " most 'normal' of her entire life " and then-private secretary Mike Parker called a "fabulous period."

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were taken on a tour of a Maltese villa where Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip lived more than 70 years ago. Edward and Sophie were guided around Villa Guardamangia on the third day of their tour of Malta and were told about restoration work being carried out on the late monarch's former residence.

A small crowd gathered outside the Auberge de Castille, the prime minister’s office in the capital, in anticipation of the royal arrival.

Edward and Sophie posed for the picture on the balcony of the Maltese villa where Queen Elizabeth II and Philip used to live.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on day three of their royal tour of Malta. Prince Edward and Sophie recreated an iconic 1949 photo of the previous duke and duchess of Edinburgh on the balcony of Villa Guardamangia,