The Plot To Make Prince Philip King | The Political Origins Of The Royal Love Match | Real Royalty

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King tells the fascinating inside story of the fierce tensions unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip. Tensions that would place huge strain on the royal marriage, and would shape the future of Elizabeth's reign. The royal and political elite disliked Philip's German roots and they also disliked his larger than life, ferociously ambitious uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten. This film draws on unpublished memoirs to show how Mountbatten manoeuvred for a royal marriage as early as the winter of 1939-40, when the Queen was just 13. But when Mountbatten was heard to declare, 'The House of Mountbatten now reigns', following the death of King George VI in 1952, the establishment fought back against what they feared was a dynastic coup. Churchill himself was very instrumental in making sure Philip would have no meaningful power and some of the royal family members at the time were also opposed to the prospect of this royal match. From Elizabeth II to Cleopatra, Real Royalty peels back the curtain to give a glimpse into the lives of some of the most influential families in the world, with new full length documentaries posted every week covering the monarchies of today and all throughout history. 📺 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'RealRoyalty' https://bit.ly/3vp92uu Subscribe to Real Royalty: http://bit.ly/3tofGQL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealRoyaltyDocs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realroyaltydocs/ Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com