Prince Philip Apologizes to His Mother | The Crown (Tobias Menzies, Jane Lapotaire)

After reading Princess Alice's (Jane Lapotaire) story, Prince Philip (Tobias Menzies) deeply regrets his feelings and actions towards his mother. He apologizes, opening his heart after years of bitter feelings.
From Season 3, Episode 4: Bubbikins
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[@jeannehall6546]

Really a moving scene. Tobias Menzies and Jane Lapotaire nailed it! There should be a series made on the life of Princess Alice- what she went through and what she did made her an astounding figure!

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

Exactly! I wonder why her interesting real life story never made it to the movies or at least a TV documentary? Sad how this beautiful human being did not get her recognition or some applause. I'm sure Princess Alice, was rewarded in the afterlife. If you ever look up royal wedding dresses remember to look up Princess Alice - she was stunningly beautiful on her wedding day ( and everyday ). Rest in peace, Princess Alice. You will be remembered warmly...

[@funny3scene]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jcthere are multiple documentaries about princess Alice

[@ShiningFriendship87]

“Bubbikins” was probably my favorite episode from S3. Tobias Menzies just killed it in this episode! Excellent performance!

[@yodapagoda7019]

It was one of those episodes I thought I wouldn't enjoy, but wow, it was so endearing! I think it's my favorite S3 episode also.

[@kate2create738]

One thing I think the Crown should be credited for is embracing the deep conversations about religion and how important it was to certain members in the royal family. For decades too many movies or tv shows glaze over these important conversations but they highlight the character and beliefs these people had that helps us connect to them. The unique position of the monarch of the UK is not just the head of state but also the church too, it's appreciating that the show didn't ignore that important fact and knew how to put it in the story without being condescending.

[@terminallumbago6465]

It’s a shame Princess Alice hasn’t gotten the recognition she deserves. She was a genuine hero.

[@user-ne3yw2cu6c]

Yes, She was quite remarkable and steadfast with her Faith. It was a Joy to see that she is entombed in The Church of Mary Magdalene is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church located on the Mount of Olives, directly across the Kidron Valley from the Temple Mount and near the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. In my eyes, She is a Saint.

[@annatheofylaktou4236]

In mine too ❤️ Amen 🙏

[@Carousel5883]

Never knew about Princess Alice

[@angelcitygirl]

2:28 "It's a love letter." Such a touching, moving scene.

[@speakingtherealtruth]

The journalist, not only got HRH Princess Alice's story out there, but HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh to see what his mother went through!

[@xashes6552]

Bobbikins is maybe my favourite episode in season 3. It has certain magic in its music and atmosphere while telling us about princess Alice

[@1in6win]

Prince Alice was one of my favorite parts of the middle series of this show. Delightful actress!

[@SN-sz7kw]

Her story really was amazing. Perhaps the most intriguing member of the family.

[@edwardnashen5960]

Great scene. So moving. Phillip having to deal with hiding his own mother for years. A son coming to terms with the truth. Beautifully done and written. They are both wonderful actors. Such talent in The Crown. Doesn't get any better.

[@miketrotman9720]

Seriously. One of my favorites is Pip Torrens as Tommy Lascelles, the Queen's Sicilian. There's seemingly no end of this level of talent among British actors. It's nuts.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​@@miketrotman9720 Hello Mike, just a quick note to tell you that I am Sicilian ( decent ) and although I do like the British actors I have to say this as a very proud to be American that we Yanks are much better thespians because I think we tend to be more disciplined and clever. I say this because I think we do have a far more variety of subjects or topics also. Our films are probably more widely spread out and appealing than the Brits or the French or Italians. The same for our music!! ❤❤❤ Well, this is just my opinion. LoL 😂😂. Take care. Be happy.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@edwardnashen5960. I recently read that Princess Alice and the adult Prince Philip saw each other very much. He asked his mother to move in to Buckingham Palace many many times but Princess Alice declined because she wanted to continue on with her sincere "missionary work". Princess Alice was remarkable and so were Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth to have this outreach for Princess Alice. She finally accepted a permanent room in Buckingham Palace where she peacefully passed away in 1969. I'm not so sure how or why scenes are so often "swayed" as this tends to blur the historical truth and accuracy. Philip and Alice were not too distant in later years. I feel bad for Philip when he was younger and badly needed his parents especially his "mum". His youth was very harsh for a variety of different circumstances. Poor kid...

[@maestroclassico5801]

I enjoyed the "Philip backstory" episodes almost more than the Elizabeth-based episodes. And yes I agree, Princess Alice deserves her own movie/series. She is considered a heroine in Israel.

[@wardarcade7452]

Yep! Let's not forget that after Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece bore their son Prince Philip in their Corfu home on top of the family's dining room table (!), she had to flee into exile with him being carried in an orange crate when he was about a year old!

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@wardarcade7452. Good point. I read this years ago about Prince Philip and the orange crate. I think the Battenburg family was just as fascinating as the Windsor family in terms of their background. Of course the Battenburg's unfortunately may have been more in the shadows of the Windsors. The Battenburg's weren't as accepted due to having a German and Danish and Greek lineage and yet Queen Elizabeth herself was more German than English!! LoL 😆.

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

I wonder if the real Phillip and the actors playing him have their sausages cut or uncut. Anyone knows?

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc Battenburg is philip's maternal family name philip's paternal family name is glucksburg. Glucksburg have German, Danish and Greek heritage while Battenburg have Only German Heritage.

[@krishnavyas313]

​@@HowieHoward-ti3dx If you are asking about if Philip is circumcised or not then let me tell all royal males are circumcised even william and Harry are circumcised.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@@krishnavyas313 Thank you for the input. I wondered about their surnames and nationalities...

[@branflakes12341]

Relationships between mother and son can be very challenging sometimes. But its nice when it isn't.

[@EllaNonimato]

mothers favor sons over daughters.

[@harringt100]

​@@EllaNonimato That's garbage.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​​@@harringt100 Garbage? WOW! That's rough - I hope no one says that to you, someday!

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​​@@EllaNonimato It probably, depends on the son or daughter's personality - not the gender of your child.

[@pierzing.glint1sh76]

​@EllaNonimato they're certainly more protective of sons though Father's, if theyre right in the head seem to care more for their daughters

[@IndependentConversations]

Princess Alice was also one of the patients of Freud now I can't say if he was helpful or not but she really is a gem. She turned her life into what a modern royal should be and quite frankly use to be before they got greedy. I have nothing but respect for this woman and I think Phillip did his mother proud by making sure she was buried in Israel

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

Moving. Very stirring. Of all the scenes in The Crown this one is more poignant than the others. I would imagine that the childhood of Prince Philip was bitter and harsh. The turmoil of his family went financially to ruins and the war devastating each member of the Battenburg family had to shatter him. The reunion of son and mother was extremely heart touching - I'm amazed by how they see what they both had to endure over the years without each other. What Princess Alice went through with that antiquated medical world back then was beyond inhumane yet she was determined to keep the Christian faith going forward for herself and all the many communities that Princess Alice so lovingly contributed to with devotion and cleverness. Queen Elizabeth warmly took her mother-in-law in and Princess Alice remained at Buckingham Palace until she passed away in 1969. The younger royals need to learn from Princess Alice. You cannot marry someone if you are in love with someone else, you cannot help to write a book about your husband and have your own extra marital affairs and give up all your charities, you cannot become a part of the vile underground world of child sex trafficking and you cannot wait for a man for 9 years to ask you to marry him or this just may become another love-less marriage within the royal family, you and your wife cannot leave the UK whenever you want and be half in and half out and you cannot....

[@MsThebeagle]

I loved this scene and a later one with Charles Dance as The Earl Mountbatten in conversation with Princess Alice…..lovely 👏👏👏👏

[@robinsymonds5353]

Never apologize for something you didn't do ever

[@gnostic268]

Give it a rest. Self-righteousness isn't true Christian behavior either.

[@robinsymonds5353]

They were German and changed the name to Windsor

[@robinsymonds5353]

Hasn't been a true English king or queen on the throne since Edward the confessor

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

It’s individuals like her, an outsider to their world and an outsider to ours, that humanizes them.

[@lilspeth]

So well said, I agree.

[@cane6074]

Philips mother lived a interesting and tragic life, that story would be a great mini-series onto itself.

[@speakingtherealtruth]

No doubt. But not done by the makers of the mostly, conjecture, gossip and fabled The Crown!

[@janetclaireSays]

I loved this scene. Whether or not it happened in real life, I hope Philip came to appreciate his remarkable mother and that he let her know before she died.

[@SiiriRebane]

i have strong and nagging suspicion that late Prince Philip had smth to do with making The Crown. clandestinely, perhaps even anonymously, but it is so his style in some places. what are not public and officially guesswork by writers and fiction. but i think he fed them information and hints.

[@BigRiceEnergy]

It should be a comfort Prince Philip was devoted to his mother in real life and never hid her away. When Prince Philip finally convinced her to come in London with him, the Queen gave her an entire wing of Buckingham Palace to herself to make her last two years as comfortable as possible.

[@user-en6bq5fo4w]

heartbreaking what a wonderful mother and a special son. They are both missed but remembered for their grace and kindness. RIP both of them

[@christinaify]

it's odd hearing Phillip called "Bubbikins" lol

[@alexandroalvarez2464]

Extraordinarily moving❤ both actors delivered more than a supercharged scene here. I am grateful for their effort to prorate a difficult passage with such care and sensitivity. The result of their efforts are outstanding!

[@intorainbowzOG]

The state of Israel named Princess Alice a Righteous among the Nations. It is a high honor given to non-Jews for taking extraordinary risks to save the life of a Jew. She has a tree in her memory planted in the Garden of Remembrance at Yad Vashem. Her final wish was to be buried in Jerusalem. She was initially placed in the royal vault at Windsor but was moved to the Mount of Olives in 1988. Phillip was there.

[@elonwhatever]

Shame Israel couldn't live up to the ideals that they admired in Princess Alice.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Didn't Prince William also visit her gravesite?

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@elonwhateverSo now you have " permission" to end the Jewish people entirely on the planet now? To let antisemitism run rampant? To finish what Hitler wanted? Nevermind Hamas right? You don't remember them apparently.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​@@yvonneplant9434 Yes, Prince William did indeed visit his great grandmother's grave in June 2023, I went to Google about it. William also went to "The Waling Wall" while in Israel and a few other prominent sights. I hope this answers your question. Be happy 😊😊😊.

[@sugarkane4830]

@@elonwhatever Oh give it a rest.

[@drewnealski969]

Truly stellar acting by two very talented people.

[@immortan-valkyrie90]

Oh my God please add more scenes from Princess Alice! I loved that episode

[@glenbearh9109]

Wonderful show and wonderful acting each episode

[@tb4495]

Great scene…. But…. He didn’t actually apologize. He said, “I owe you an apology.” Can you imagine if he would have said, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the role I played. I’m sorry for what I did and how I tried to silence your voice and your experiences.”

[@tracyscott2887]

I LOVE THIS ACTOR

[@ad6417]

I just realized this is Mr. Eliot from Persuaion.

[@jonathaneugene2582]

Nice keep it up with the crown videos. My favorite show

[@pepleatherlab3872]

"It's a Love letter." Yet he never noticed the parallel. Few did.

[@stevendaniel8126]

She is buried on the Mount Of Olives in Jerusalem.....

[@sanguinehearts9373]

Middle aged Phillip was my favorite. The younger and older versions were aholes most off the time. If I didn't know better, I would have assumed seasons 3 and 4 had different writers from the rest.

[@cherylrielly5175]

I was so happy that Tobias won an Emmy for this role!

[@jameslockwood531]

Beautiful scene.

[@suzanne2502]

actually the late queen elizabeth's family took everything from late prince philip. he was the next in line to be the rightful king of greece and denmark, but he had to leave all that to marry elizabeth. and sometimes we forget that philip's family history is more royal than the windsors.

[@symon3304]

Bollox

[@janel342]

Suzanne Philip had nothing. They fled Greece, with him as a baby in an orange crate. And yes they had a more royal lineage than the Windsors. Check it out before you throw cojones all over the place

[@sbarr10]

Princess Alice really was amazing.

[@lilspeth]

Princess Alice was truly amazing.

[@thomasbunyarracampbell7243]

" ... apologises to his mother." No need for the capital H or M.

[@hera7884]

It’s crazy to realize King Charles is Princess Alice’s grandson and then she’s Queen Victorias Great Grand daughter.

[@japerkins3565]

Why is it crazy to realize that ? 🤔

[@hera7884]

@@japerkins3565 because the same applies to Elizabeth?

[@buddhidev7877]

STORY ABOUT PRINCESS ALICE should be developed into a film or a series.

[@aquitaineq]

she was a genius if she could read lips that barely move

[@Ettibridget]

Philip grew up multilingual, anyone know what language he spoke with his family?

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

@ettibridget. From what I read about Prince Philip, he spoke 5 languages: Greek, German, French, fluently and a bit of Danish and Russian. From what the article from a Google site stated was that they mostly spoke English - probably because his mother Princess Alice, was born in England at Windsor Castle. I hope this answers your question. Take care 😅😅.

[@Ettibridget]

His mother disappeared out of his life and he lived quite a few different places after that. I just wondered what language he spoke with his father and sisters, or whether he had a "preferred" language. (By the way, I am danish and I never heard him say a word in danish). Anyway, thank you for your answer.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​@@Ettibridget I'm not sure if Prince Philip had a PREFERRED language with his parents or his siblings. The article I read did however state that his Danish was very minor and his Russian was very minor also - Philip was so bright and intelligent, throughout his entire fascinating life.

[@Ettibridget]

He was. And wise too.

[@variousJnames]

German 😂 His father was a Nazi

[@lgbtes]

Enen though she got the worse medical care, she still isn't bitter

[@johnnysukhumvit9242]

At 0:48, when she first sees him, what does she say to the Prince?

[@cg8397]

Bubbikins

[@joeisungu7902]

^Her nickname for Phillip I assume

[@duabatool9697]

It's very interesting how the prostration at 0:12 is so much like the muslim prayer to God, symbolizing total submission.

[@Robin838]

This is nonsense. She was deaf.

[@heathermc1049]

She's lipreading. That's why he has to repeat dormant as he turned his head

[@buddhidev7877]

Person who made her and him suffered was her husband a.k.a. his father.

[@joeburinskas8672]

They should have done more with her on the show. This is season 3, a crap season where they focused on everything boring

[@bevinboulder5039]

Menzies was truly bad casting as Philip, especially following Matt Smith.

[@ems901]

I don’t think so

[@neilkay159]

Think The Crown series should be compulsory viewing in UK schools..

[@startracker5895]

Why?

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​@@startracker5895 I agree but it would have to be neutral and factual and not slanted - for example queen Elizabeth usually appeared harsh and narrow minded however Diana appeared much more innocent to the point of "saintly".

[@startracker5895]

@@JoanMorrison-vq2jc actually the second Diana seemed much more human and manipulative than the first portrayal. But I guess Diana got more ruthless as she got older so both versions of Diana were fairly accurate.

[@JoanMorrison-vq2jc]

​​​​​​​@@startracker5895 Well said. I agree with you especially when you mentioned how ruthless and manipulative Diana was! This way of life may have been the beginning of the end of Diana's marriage but she didn't see that because she was blaming Camilla and Charles' infidelity on nearly EVERYTHING!!

[@EllaNonimato]

omg grow up

[@EllaNonimato]

i dont care for the crown, but tobias is sexy and more so because he has no partner, but not in the crown here is not sexy at all. in outlander 🤯

[@xpictos777]

The whole thing looks a bit too Catholic to me, she was Greek Orthodox..

[@baranduyn]

Her method of praying isn't Catholic at all. Greek Orthodoxy isn't as closely related to Catholicism as one might think. You don't see a lot of prostration in Catholicism, nor the tradition of crossing oneself three times. This is pretty accurate though I'd like to see more replicas of icons in her room.

[@JonathonMitchell-ig4bv]

We 🇬🇧 said Arrest her