A 'disgraceful' scene from Netflix's The Crown left Prince Philip so upset he raised it with his legal team, veteran royal biographer Hugo Vickers has claimed on a new episode of the Daily Mail's Palace Authorised. 'They tried to blame Prince Philip for the death of his own sister,' Mr Vickers claimed. 'I knew Prince Philip was extremely upset by it. Mr Vickers argued that what makes The Crown 'such an awful series' is its showrunners' constant disregard for historical accuracy. 'You get the Prince Philip figure, played by Jonathan Pryce, talking to Imelda Staunton, in what is meant to be St George's Chapel.

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2026 03:45 UTC