{"id":2357723,"date":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2357723"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","slug":"prince-philip-allegedly-went-to-his-lawyers-about-this-disgraceful-scene-from-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-philip-allegedly-went-to-his-lawyers-about-this-disgraceful-scene-from-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Philip Allegedly Went to His \u2018Lawyers\u2019 About This \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Scene From \u2018The Crown\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The late <strong>Prince Philip<\/strong> was allegedly so upset about the royal family\u2019s portrayal in Netflix\u2019s <em>The Crown<\/em> that he reportedly tried to get his lawyers involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the Tuesday, March 31, episode of the <em>Daily Mail\u2019s Palace Authorised<\/em> series, longtime royal biographer <strong>Hugo Vickers<\/strong> claimed that a Season 1 plotline on the hit series \u2014 which dramatizes the life of royal figures like Philip and the late <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> \u2014 got the former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/queen-elizabeth-not-prince-philip-191932626.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Duke of Edinburgh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Duke of Edinburgh&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Duke of Edinburgh<\/a> so upset that he was in a funk for a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15698445\/hugo-vickers-crown-prince-philip-lawyers-netflix-dishonest.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daily Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daily Mail&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>, the scene \u2014 which Vickers called \u201cdisgraceful\u201d \u2014 concerned the tragic death of Philip\u2019s sister, <strong>Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark<\/strong>, in a 1937 plane crash at age 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vickers, who details <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/princesses-beatrice-eugenie-reportedly-iced-161824730.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the royal family\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the royal family\u2019s&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the royal family\u2019s<\/a> reaction to the \u201cfundamentally dishonest\u201d depiction of the monarchy in his new book, <em>Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History<\/em>, said the show tried to make Philip seem guilty of something.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirrorpix\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey tried to blame Prince Philip for the death of his sister,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey cooked up a scene at Gordonstoun [School], where he punches a boy. His half-term is cancelled. He doesn\u2019t go to Darmstadt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, Vickers said, \u201cHis sister flies over. She\u2019s killed in a plane crash.\u201d In the scene, \u201cHis father says, \u2018It\u2019s because of you, boy, that I\u2019m burying my favorite child,\u2019\u201d Vickers added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In reality, Vickers said, there was \u201cno punch-up, there would have been no half-term. He wouldn\u2019t have gone to Darmstadt. Yes, his sister did fly over and, in the fog, was killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;WP#JRAK\/John Rainford\/WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"748\" height=\"1140\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dCQwq72siFL0DPXPg8mUkQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NjM7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/in_touch_weekly_articles_766\/a7c7d432ed2cdd6ab54ad141f7e1e468\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">WP#JRAK\/John Rainford\/WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPhilip\u2019s father actually came to take him over to the funeral with him,\u201d Vickers said. \u201cI knew Prince Philip was extremely upset by that. Luckily, I went on the <em>Today Show, Radio 4<\/em>, and told that story, and he was listening. He felt to some extent that it had been put right. But he did go to his lawyers about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vickers went on to criticize the show for being generally anti-monarchy. However, he stated that its propensity to play fast and loose with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/harry-to-break-bread-with-charles-while-in-u-k-for-lawsuit-excl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:historical facts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;historical facts&quot;}\" class=\"link \">historical facts<\/a>, while still having compelling writing and performances, makes it \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cUnfortunately, <em>The Crown<\/em> has become the accepted version of events, which is absolutely disgraceful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\/prince-philip-allegedly-went-to-his-lawyers-about-this-disgraceful-scene-from-the-crown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Philip Allegedly Went to His \u2018Lawyers\u2019 About This \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Scene From \u2018The Crown\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince Philip Allegedly Went to His \u2018Lawyers\u2019 About This \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Scene From \u2018The Crown\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Prince Philip Allegedly Went to His \u2018Lawyers\u2019 About This \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Scene From \u2018The Crown\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intouchweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:InTouch Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;InTouch Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>InTouch Weekly<\/i><\/a>. 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