In 2021, Britain's Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99. Due to the extraordinary times and the fact that no other European royal families were invited, the funeral was simple and solemn, and the men wore tuxedos in memory of this elegant gentleman, the former Greek prince.
The prince's last wish was not to have a state funeral, and the entire funeral process was designed by him personally, including the equipment used in the coffin and the songs used in the funeral, all of which he thought about decades agoAnd his wife and children also fulfilled all the wishes of this unreasonable and uninhibited prince one by one.
Before Prince Philip died, he also left a will, which was not a distribution of property, but a record of his past life, with glory and achievements, grievances and unwillingness, and of course, him, and Queen Elizabeth II. But surprisingly,The prince asked for the will to be sealed for 90 years, just to protect the "dignity" of the Queen, which shows that there are many stains on the Queen, so the Prince has such a choice.
Of course, the trivia about Prince Philip is not this one, such as his dislike of his mother-in-law, such as his lack of love for the queen at first sight, and his dissatisfaction with this marriagewill also lose his temper with the queen, now let's find out how many secrets this dashing prince, this prince who loves military and science, hides so much.
The Prince's full name was Philip Mountbatten, and he did not take his father's surname, but changed his uncle's surname to "Mountbatten" when he became an adult, because if it were not for his uncle's adoption and training, he might still be wandering and living a life of exile. Of course, it was also under the arrangement of his uncle, who was a general, and Zhou Xuan, that he had a marriage with the Queen of England.
Philip has English, Danish, and Greek ancestry, and it is also because of him that Britain has close ties with other royal families, especially the Spanish royal family, because the former queen Sophia is his niece, so there are also many years of contact.
Under the arrangement of his uncle Mountbatten, Philip, who was serving in the Royal Navy, met the princess, Elizabeth was 13 years old that year, and Philip was 18 years old. Biographers have mentioned that the prince is still very stubborn in marriage, and although he was destined to be the master of the horse, he only considered the major events of his life in the second year after careful consideration.
Among them, there is no lack of advice and arrangements from his uncle, he did not disobey Mountbatten, who was like a father, and finally gave up his career as a soldier and chose to assist the future queen and became a "virtuous helper".
The life after marriage is sweet and romantic, the queen at that time was still a princess, she could live as she wanted, she lived in the manor with the prince, and had endless thoughtful words, and the two gave birth to Charles and Princess Anne successively, becoming a happy family of four.
Philip is very adaptable to the life of the royal family, social events, business etiquette and diplomacy, he is easy to deal with, coupled with his natural leadership and affability, the British people also have very high expectations of him, only to the prince's dissatisfaction is that he can not enjoy the life of the armyYou can't fight with the warriors, and you can't have your own interests, everything is centered around the royal family and the queen.
After the Queen of England succeeded to the throne, the work of the two of them became busier and busier, and it was also from this time that there was a rift in their wedding, because from the outside she seemed to be a king, he was a minister, and she must fulfill her duties and fulfill her duties as a subject. In addition, the queen's duty is not family, and the relationship between the two is getting weaker and weaker, and it is also at this time that the prince falls in love with other people, and there is more than one.
Maybe it was guilt, the queen chose to be silent, but the British Queen Mother couldn't bear it, she was always dissatisfied with this son-in-law, because of his identity and because he ignored royal etiquette too much, so there were already too many contradictions between the two.
For this prince in exile in England, the queen and the queen's mother did not agree, whether it was status or personality, she felt that the dignified and polite daughter was not the same kind of person as Philip, but she couldn't stand her daughter's liking and Mountbatten's matchmaking, so she agreed to the wedding dress. After marriage, the prince is still amorous by nature, and there are a lot of scandals, as a mother-in-law, she warned him with the help of the power of the royal family, and only then did she relent.
Moreover, when the queen and Philip are alone, the two are like ordinary little couples, and the hot-tempered prince will also lose his temper with the queen over trivial matters in life, complain about dissatisfaction, and even say nothing, in fact, this is a normal quarrel between husband and wifeBut in the eyes of the Queen Mother, the prince was too rude and ignorant, so the relationship between the two has always been average.
Prince Philip did not like this mother-in-law, and another important factor was that he always wanted his children to bear the surname Mountbatten, and the queen did not object, but the queen mother did not allow it, which made the prince chagrined. Fortunately, Charles has always had a good relationship with his uncle and grandfather, and for the sake of his fatherSo he named Mountbatten in his name, and so did his son Harry, which shows that Charles also values his father's feelings and cares about his father's blood and family.
The Queen Mother was dissatisfied with everything about Philip, and the Prince did not like his mother-in-law interfering with all his own, and the relationship between the two has not eased. When the Queen Mother died, the Prince was still playing with his lover Penny, which made the Queen sad for a while.
Excluding Philip's amorous and occasional unscrupulous words, in fact, he has always been conscientious in his work, and his annual official activities are second only to his daughter Princess Anne, and in his 90s, he reduced his activities due to physical reasonsIt can be seen that he is the strongest backing of the Queen, and without the support of Prince Philip, perhaps the Queen's life will be a mess.
He has lovers and there are quite a few, but the last one who accompanies him is Penny, a woman more than 30 years younger than him, and the two have been together for more than 40 yearsThey never left each other, and even the royal family and the queen acquiesced in their relationship, and on the first anniversary of the prince's death, the queen invited her to attend.
At the memorial service of the last king of Greece, Camilla invited Penny to participate in the royal family event again, because this woman is closely related to the Philip family, and this woman still maintains her usual affinityShe is still beautiful and natural under the camera, no wonder she can accompany her for decades, and the queen also looks at her differently.
When the prince in private is dissatisfied with the queen, as soon as his temper comes up, he will also scold the queen for being "stupid" and "bad tempered like a pig", and there is still a big difference in the personality of the two. The prince is impatient, humorous, and occasionally a little out of shape, but fortunately, after the two were neutralized, they also found a balance.
The interests of the two husbands and wives are completely different, the prince loves airplanes, loves the sea, likes military careers, and loves freedom without constraints. And the queen likes to live a slow-paced life the most, likes to raise dogs, watch shows, and enjoy family time. Later, the two were not reluctant, and did not interfere with each other, and enjoyed their leisure life at their own pace.
It's a pity that Philip's three sons did not inherit his good looks, only Edward has a shadow of him, and he also likes this child the most, he specially instructed Charles before his death to leave the title of "Duke of Edinburgh" to his younger son.
Of course, Philip also loved Charles, and when he couldn't choose his own marriage, he encouraged his son to do anything for love. Diana once revealed that when she learned that Camilla had become Charles's lover, she heard a scene that made her sad, that is, Philip told Charles"If your marriage is not happy, you can go back to her after 5 years, perhaps because of your father's support, the crown prince will later pursue love with confidence.
This handsome prince has always been the masked person of the British royal family, but unfortunately his appearance genes have not been safely passed on to the next generation, and how much do you know about his story?