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Villa Guardamangia (Italian - look and eat〔http://dailyasianage.com/news/3452/queen-makes-emotional-visit-to-malta〕), formerly known as Casa Medina and sometimes referred to as ''Casa Guardamangia'', is a house in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta, which served as the residence of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1949 and 1951, while Philip was stationed in Malta as a naval officer. ==History== Villa Guardamangia was built in the mid-18th century (or disputably built in 1900〔http://www.grechclaudio.com/kampanja-elettorali/l-ewwel-distrett/gwardamangia〕〔) and was called ''Casa Medina''.〔Hicks, Pamela (2014), ("Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten" ), p. 27.〕〔Hatch, Alden (1966), ("The Mountbattens" ), p. 208.〕 The villa was formerly owned by Judge Sir Augusto Bartolo until the British royal family negotiated to rent it and eventually buy it.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=C5AeAQAAMAAJ&q=Villa+Guardamangia&dq=Villa+Guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia95mamLnJAhVCOBQKHaoACkQ4ChDoAQg6MAc〕 In more recent years it was purchased and refurbished by the politician Ġużè Schembri and still belongs to his family.〔 In around 1929, the villa was first leased to the Earl Mountbatten of Burma,〔 who had interest in it because of its proximity to Marsa, which has a horse racing track and a golf course that suited his lavish entertainment lifestyle.〔 When The royal couple came to Malta at first they lodged at San Anton Palace hosted by Gerald Strickland and his wife.〔http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151115/life-features/Queen-Elizabeth-s-stays-in-Malta-over-the-years.592305〕 The Earl of Mountbatten, known as "Uncle Dicky" by the royal couple,〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=Ucitpsxo0xUC&q=queen+guardamangia&dq=queen+guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjut-zFsrrJAhUBFxQKHUs-BEEQ6AEIMDAE〕 passed the villa to the royal couple,〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=1rMhAQAAIAAJ&q=queen+guardamangia&dq=queen+guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih57zRwLrJAhXCJw8KHXkLCSgQ6AEIOjAG〕 after spending some time as "guests" at the villa.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=Wcx5AAAAIAAJ&q=queen+guardamangia&dq=queen+guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt052qwbrJAhXIfhoKHag5AF44ChDoAQgzMAU〕 The villa was in a bad state and divided into apartments,〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=qVAZAAAAIAAJ&q=medina+guardamangia&dq=medina+guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZoPDg8rPJAhUCcA8KHYYlAj4Q6AEIMzAF〕 leading the Mountbattens to reside at the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana, in two rooms,〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=qVAZAAAAIAAJ&q=casa+Guardamangia&dq=casa+Guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB7Y-yobnJAhXIDxoKHchQBps4ChDoAQg0MAU〕 while the house was renovated. Mountbatten bought the villa after some time〔http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121216/life-features/maltese-seaman-who-survived-sinking-of-mountbatten-s-ship.449833〕 and frequented it while the Earl of Mountbatten was stationed in Malta as Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in the 1950s. Elizabeth celebrated her 24th and 25th birthdays at the villa, that are the only birthdays of hers to be celebrated outside the Uk.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=1rMhAQAAIAAJ&q=queen+guardamangia&dq=queen+guardamangia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjut-zFsrrJAhUBFxQKHUs-BEEQ6AEIOjAG〕 Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and her then-fianceé, Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), first stayed at Guardamangia in 1946.〔https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=LTq0kWshOb4C&pg=PR11&dq=elizabeth+in+malta&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim-Nial7vJAhVBDA8KHcgwBTEQ6AEIQTAI〕 The couple returned a number of times between then and 1952, while Philip was stationed in Malta as a Royal Navy officer. The royal couple resided there continuously between 1949 and 1951 and it has been suggested that their second child, Princess Anne, was conceived at the villa. The Queen, who refers to the house simply as "Guardamangia",〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3335549/It-looks-sad-Queen-s-forlorn-response-given-painting-villa-Malta-Prince-Philip-stayed-young-couple.html〕 has described her stay on Malta as one of the best periods of her life, as it was the only time she was able to live "normally". Queen Elizabeth II visited Villa Guardamangia during her state visit to Malta in 1992. She asked to see the villa when she visited again in 2007, but was reportedly refused by its owners.〔 The Queen was given a painting of Villa Guardamangia by the Maltese High Commisioner in London, Norman Hamilton, in 2013.〔(darba darbtejn!" ), Net News, 2015.〕 The Queen did not visit the villa while she was in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015, as it was in a poor state of repair and subject of a dispute between its owners and the government,〔 but President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca presented the Queen with another painting of the villa's façade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Villa Guardamangia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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