Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

Apr 16, 2016

0h 47m

★ 9.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Blakeway Productions

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Tamsin Greig

Self (archive footage)

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

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