Charles Dance is a really good actor.

Funny how a brother and sister could be so very different.

I wish to die in that Way, very old and spectator of the life

Her reading from the New Testament in Greek is a very nice touch - she was an aristocrat, so basically not knowing Greek is a huge no-no to begin with, but also she is a Greek princess i.e. an Orthodox and living in times of language strife in Greece itself.

yes, part German, part Greek (Alice and Philip), part Danish, even part Swedish (Alice’s sister The Queen Consort of Sweden), the Battenberg’s did well for themselves.

Well played, A perfect monologue and the ticking of the clock in the background makes it even better, excellent acting.

One of the best scenes in the series. "You're left not me I'm on the way out ." She's such a joy for her short time on the show.

“This is my country….gave me a home… gave me a name….to see it like this breaks my heart…” I sometimes feel like that as a 50 year-old American.

The House of Battenberg/Mountbatten Family has always been one of my favorite dynasties. i find them so fascinating.

....👏👏mr.ch.dance👏👏

Princess Alice the Greece's 🇬🇷🙏

Mountbatten was always an explosive character, even at the end.

the writers of this episode got it wrong, the only “part Greeks” were Alice’s five children, due to her marriage to Prince Andreas of Greece. The rest of the Battenbergs were, as she said “part German” but it was a very big part of their makeup.

She was a hero.

Has anyone found the original? Would love to hear the actual audio

The ticking of the clock, the creaking bed, the pidgeons in the background. The subtle and delicate acting. This scene has a depth and frailty to it that makes it unforgetable. It is impossible to think that the actors are nót brother and sister. Beautiful.

The only interesting scene in this series…

Mountbatten talks about spending his life serving his adopted country & the state of that country at the time & the heartbreak he feels over it. All the time he gave defending something. Personally, I can relate. 4 generations of my family gave their blood, sweat & tears in defense of the US. To see the shape of the US today makes me feel as if we wasted it all for an ungrateful nation.

This is so profound, one of the best scenes I've of this series. When she refers to them as the battenbergs, the name they gave up........phillip really readjusted himself back into the fray as a decendent of victoria and albert

She has a beautiful voice.

Getting to see two legendary veteran actors, Jane Lapotaire and Charles Dance, share a scene together, let alone bring two historical figures like Lord Mountbatten and Princess Alice to life, is an absolute treat.

«The Battenbergs have no country. This familiy may have kings and queens in its ranks but we are mongrels too. Part German, part Greek, part nowhere at all» It broke me

I wonder how the courtiers' attitude toward the Duke of Edinburgh would have been if his mother had been present in his life during his courtship and marriage. Humble as she was she was still born in the presence of Queen Victoria and was the daughter in law of the King of Greece.

Not surprisingly, I've heard Jane Lapotaire was considered for the role Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones. I can see how she certainly could have handled that character.

The writing is wonderfully honest, so human. Brilliant acting...then again, these two are the best and direction, editing... ah perfect.

I am glad,that she did not live to see her brothers,,and several others, murder,

This is one of my favorite scenes. There is much self-actualization in it, once you reach late middle age and stand on the precipice of being elderly. Sort of an aaaaaaah fug-it, they have to live here. 😂❤

Pues este es mi pais...me dio un hogar .. me dio una carrera , me dio un nombre y a cambio le ha dado mi vida entera y verlo asi me rompe el corazon"

A great series! Fantastic acting all around

They give her a weird European accent, but she was English, born in Windsor castle and raised in England 🤷‍♂️

I just wonder?! When he was viceroy of India and after, wat was the help for his sister.

I love Alice’s reaction to Dickie getting ripped a new one by the queen, and then her “Who cares 🤷🏻‍♂️” reaction when he’s complaining about the government

All inaccurate rubbish

I love this scene so much, I don't know what it is about the line "We're princess and prince of nowhere" that haunts me, but it does.

I understand 👍

"Muy meridional" por no decir que era moreno, o no tan blanco como ella y los ingleses y que no tenían las mismas costumbres. Ella nunca dejó de ver ni a su marido ni a sus súbditos como "gentes meridionales" y de comparar todo y a todos con el Reino Unido y con los británicos. Una "reina desdichada" dicen, pero más allá de las infidelidades, ella nunca dejó de ver con cierto desdén (mas no desprecio) a su nuevo país y su nueva gente así que de cierta manera ella también construyó y se ganó su destino. Uno construye lo que obtiene.

Tywin if he has a normal family

I gotta get this series! Seeing some of the actors/actresses from Downton and Poldark is so nice, and the series itself is just GOOD.

I like Alice’s speech. At some point in time, the world will pass us by. It’s better to find peace with the march of time.

With that guy did to India and Pakistan… He was arrogant to the point of being evil.

Princess Alice was deaf from birth on. She could lip read in four languages (English, German, French and Greek) and speak, but not as shown here. Unfortunately, the series presents her in a way that does not show the true Alice. If you ever have heard a deaf person talking you know what I mean. Sorry for crackwising, but I have published the first biography about Alice in two volumes, which is based on historical facts and events. Maybe one can say that the series wanted some more drama in presenting her character...sadly. The even presented Diana in a very bad way...

Jane Lapotaire portrayed Danish Princess Dagmar in The Mobile Masterpiece serious King Edward VII she also played the Empress Maria Feodorovna in the same series when she married Emperor Alexander III nick name Sasha . That casting in that was perfect ❤

❤Fantastic actors❤Perfection❤love from Finland❤❤❤

Princess Alice idolised her aunt Ella, who was the sister of the last Russian Tsarina. Both sisters were killed by the Bolshevicks. Ella became a nun after her husband (uncle of the Tsar) was assasinated. After her murder she was canonized.

Jane Lapotaire’s portrayal of Princess Alice is absolutely great!

Princess Alice is horribly underestimated, even now. Really, her story should be studied and presented more- it’s really fascinating!

Whivh episodr is this? Didn’t see this on netflix

They deleted this one on Netflix

Brilliant actress played the younger sister of Princess Alexandra in Edward 7th then appeared in Downton Abbey as Princess of Russia and now here as Prince Phillip’s mother

*oh....who cares ...honestly?" Thats me whenever someone wants to talk politics these days.