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Philip is regularly depicted as one of the most powerful members of the royal family after being subjected to a fragmented upbringing. With the release of Season 4 of Netflix’s The Crown today, the Royal Superstar and his place in The Firm will be receiving renewed attention once again.. The series is set to include the tragic assassination of Lord Mountbatten by the IRA in 1979, which left The Firm utterly sad.. . Many believe he was the father figure of the Duke of Edinburgh.

As part of the Greek royal family, Philip was just a baby when his parents and four sisters fled with him in exile to France.

His mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was institutionalized when Philip was young and his sisters soon married senior German aristocrats while his father Prince Andrea spent his time in France with his mistress.

Philip was later sent to school in Britain and watched by his mother’s brothers – Captain George Mountbatten and Lord Louis Mountbatten, affectionately known as Dickie.

Captain Mountbatten has died, which means that many royal observers assume Dickey raised Philip – especially since Philip chose to adopt the Mountbatten title when he became a naturalized British citizen in 1947.

However, the Duke of Edinburgh himself has dispelled such claims, according to royal biographer Ingrid Seward in her new book « The Prince Philip Revealed. ».

It quoted Philip as saying, « Mountbatten definitely had an influence on the course of my life, but not so much on my thoughts and attitudes. ».

Once again, he said: “One impression that I think must be corrected is that my whole life has been spent here [in the UK] and that Lord Mountbatten has brought me up, both of which are incorrect.

Mrs. Seward indicated in her biography that Dickie’s relationship with Philip has been amplified over the years..

She writes: « Although many claim Mountbatten had a great influence in Philip’s life and development, this is an exaggeration..

« Although there is no doubt that Dickey was able to use his influence in securing various positions for Philip in the Navy and in developing Philip’s romance with Princess Elizabeth, the degree to which he influenced the formation of Philip the man is questionable..

For most of his childhood, his other uncle took care of Philip during school holidays.

Dickie was often away on active duty, and a discovered letter he sent to his wife revealed that he started getting to know his nephew when he was a teenager.

He wrote: “Philip has been here for the last week to conduct the entry tests for the Navy. He takes his meals with us and he’s really, really funny. I love him so much.

However, Mrs. Seward claimed that Philip was influenced by Dickie’s « drive to succeed and the will to win » over the years..

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The two became close friends after Philip was appointed to Malta, where he and Princess Elizabeth – now the Queen – spent two years.

However, Philip’s sister Sophie later indicated that Philip was very similar to their father, Prince Andrea..

“Philip had the same behaviors, movements, standing, walking and laughing – tremendous sense of humor, always seeing the funny side of things and making everyone laugh..

It is believed that Dickey had a stronger influence on Prince Charles, who was seen as a surrogate grandfather and had wisdom as to who could be his royal bride.

“Prince Philip Unveiled: A Man from His Century” written by Ingrid Seward and published by Simon and Schuster in 2020 and available here.

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