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The Crown: Did Queen Elizabeth's grandmother ridicule Prince Philip?

The Crown: Did Queen Elizabeth's grandmother ridicule Prince Philip?

By Web Desk
April 14, 2021

Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip died on Friday at the age of 99.  His funeral is scheduled to take place on Saturday, with only close family members allowed to attend his last rituals.

As condolences pour in from across the world, Netflix  show "The Crown"'s depiction of the Duke of Edinburgh  has also become topic of discussions on social media. 

While many British viewers have enjoyed watching “The Crown”, the Netflix series has attracted criticism from some commentators over scenes suggesting that the late Princess Diana was treated coldly, even cruelly, by senior royals.

Netflix has rejected a call from Britain’s culture minister to add disclaimers at the start of episodes of its hit series “The Crown” to make clear that it is a work of fiction.

Some social media users are discussing certain scenes from "The Crown" where they thought the husband of the Queen was mocked.

One scene that was particularly discussed by royal fans was from the episode titled "Act of God".

In the episode, Queen Mary downright rejects the ideas held by Prince Philip about monarchy when a young Elizabeth II visits her to discuss a letter from her.

When her grandmother tells her monarchy is a calling from God, the Queen says, "I am not sure that my husband would agree with that. He would argue that in any equitable modern society, that church and state should be separated. He would also say that he watched his own family destroyed because they were seen by the people to embody indefensible and unreasonable ideas."

Dismissing her argument, Queen Mary says, "He (Prince Philip) represents a royal family of carpetbaggers and parvenus that goes back what? Ninety years?"

She adds, "What would he know of Alfred the Great, the Rod of Equity and Mercy, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror or Henry the Eighth?

"It's the Church of England, dear, not the Church of Denmark or Greece."