Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King (2016)

9.0/10 47 min Documentary History

Overview

Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.

Cast

Tamsin Greig

Narrator (voice)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Louis Mountbatten

Self (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Self (archive footage)

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