Royal family, find out: the lover of the most beloved prince

The fifth season of The Crown hits Netflix on November 9 and is already generating endless controversy. In the center of the eye of the storm, there would be her, the alleged mistress of Prince Philip.

Over the years, The Crown has pieced together the history of the British Royal Family and year after year has represented all the critical issues of politics, family scandals, gossip, without showing any signs of letting up. the part of the late queen. Elizabeth II.

The decade of the 90s (and in particular 1992) was not easy due to the many vicissitudes that befell the British monarchy, so much so that it was defined by Regina Annus Horribilis. Many difficulties, a fire at Windsor Castle, the divorces of her three children and the alleged betrayals of her husband Philip.

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The meat on the fire of the fifth season is really a lot: Carlo and Diana’s divorce and the subsequent interview, made very famous, at the BBC. The Windsor Castle fire, the plot to abdicate the Queen, Diana’s car crash in the Alma tunnel in Paris. But what angered the entire Buckingham Palace was a very specific hint. An alleged relationship between Prince Philip of Edinburgh and Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Penny Knatchbull, now 69.

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In the episode that exasperated the subjects, Filippo, played by Jonathan Pryce, confides in his lifelong friend Penny Knutchbull, facing the masterful Natascha McElhone. Philip, at the center of their conversation, discusses alleged “marriage problems” with Elizabeth, a scene during which the camera lingers on the hands of the prince and countess touching. “The creators of The Crown believe it’s a relationship worth exploring and the choice of a longtime actress like Natascha is a reflection of the notoriety of her role,” wrote in an interview on The Sun then. that both Buckingham Palace and Netflix chose not to comment on the news.

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A truly shameful and cruel allusion. So commented the new Dickie Arbiter, former press secretary of Elizabeth II. “This thing is really mean, frankly, pure, cruel trash. […] The truth is that Penny was a very old friend of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. She was a friend to the whole family.” A friendship that lasted more than 40 years. Penny, 32 years younger than Filippo, met in 1975 at a polo match. They immediately fell in love. sympathy for each other and a passion for sport united them. Common acquaintances did the rest. Penny was engaged to the godson of the Duke of Edinburgh, Norton Knatchbull, who was himself the nephew of Louis Mountbatten , uncle of Philip himself.An extremely cultured and discreet person who has been part of the Court for years, Penny immediately won the hearts and confidence of all, in particular Filippo, who is more like him in temperament, so much that she became his best friend for over 40 years.

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“Penny was extremely reserved and trusted by the whole family. She was the person everyone felt they could confide their innermost secrets to, and she never betrayed anyone. Let alone Filippo,” an insider told the Daily Mail .

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