One scene from Netflix’s The Crown left Prince Philip ‘extremely upset’ – it was SO dishonest he had to speak to his lawyers after it aired, claims royal biographer HUGO VICKERS

Master royal biographer Hugo Vickers has claimed that an ’embarrassing’ scene from Netflix’s The Crown upset Prince Philip so much that he brought it up with his legal team. Daily Mail’s Palace Official.

Vickers has been writing about the royal family for more than 60 years and met the late Queen more than 40 times during her historic 70-year reign.

Her new book, Queen Elizabeth II, serialized in the Daily Mail. Elizabeth: A Personal History combines decades of research with personal memories of Blukeritain’s longest-serving monarch.

To talk Palace Executive host Jo ElvinVickers said The Crown, a TV adaptation of the life and reign of Elizabeth and Philip that first aired in 2016, was a “fundamentally dishonest” portrayal of the monarchs.

Speaking to Palace Authorized, Vickers said The Crown, a TV adaptation of the life and reign of Elizabeth and Philip, was a “fundamentally dishonest” portrayal of the monarchs.

Vickers has been writing about the royal family for more than 60 years and met the late Queen more than 40 times during her historic 70-year reign.

Vickers argued that the most egregious example of the show’s distortion of reality involved the tragic death in season one of Princess Cecilie of Greece, Prince Philip’s sister, who died in a plane crash in 1937.

“They tried to blame Prince Philip for the death of his own sister,” Vickers said.

‘They made up a scene in Gordonstoun where young Philip punches another boy. As a result, the semester break is canceled and her sister flies to Darmstadt, Germany.

‘She died in a plane crash and Philip went to the funeral. There his father says to him: ‘Because of you I am burying my favorite child.’

‘In reality there was no blow to Gordonstoun. He would never go to Darmstadt. Philip’s father actually came to England after the accident to take him home.

‘I knew Prince Philip was extremely upset about this situation. Luckily I appeared on the Radio 4 Today Show and told the real story. He was listening and to some extent he felt like everything was getting better.

‘But he went to his lawyers about it.’

Vickers argued that what makes The Crown ‘such a terrible show’ is the showrunners’ constant disregard for historical accuracy.

What makes it dangerous, he said, is that the performances are compelling and the script is well-written, so millions of viewers will perceive it as real.

Vickers argued that the most egregious example of the show’s distortion of reality involved the tragic death of Prince Philip’s sister Princess Cecilie (pictured) in season one.

Vickers also claimed that The Crown’s producers were catering to Republican sentiment; This is never more apparent than in the final season of the series, which explores the final years of the Queen’s life.

Vickers also claimed that The Crown’s producers were catering to Republican sentiment; Nowhere was this more evident than in the final season of the series, which explored the final years of the Queen’s life.

“If you want to know what they’re up to, just look at the last scene,” the biographer said.

“In what should be St George’s Chapel, you see the figure of Prince Philip, played by Jonathan Pryce, talking to Imelda Staunton. He’s basically saying the game is over, no one is ready for this, the monarchy is over.

‘That’s what the creators were trying to say. That’s what the whole series attracted people to.

‘Unfortunately The Crown has become the accepted version of events and that’s an absolute shame.’

Listen to Hugo Vickers’ full interview with Jo Elvin wherever you get your podcasts or by searching for Palace Confidential on YouTube.