‘They mistrust and dislike Philip, for not being English,
for not having gone to Eton, for not being one of us’
"The documentary Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King made you realise he should be celebrated for his long-suffering and reticence. He has been called everything: Phil the Greek (he had no Greek blood in him and left the country aged one), “The Hun” (Queen Mary, apparently); not a gentleman (the court)..."
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In short, revealing in parts, disrespectful at times
The documentary tells us much about Establishment Xenophobia in Britain at the time.
The documentary tells us much about Establishment Xenophobia in Britain at the time.
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