The Opposition to the Marriage of English Queen Elizabeth and English Prince Philip, the View of Philip During His Youth Within the Royal Family, the Reason Philip was Pushed to Marry Elizabeth, the Image of English Earl Louis Mountbatten, Mountbatten’s Family Nickname, the Cause of Mountbatten’s Insatiable Ambition, the Original Family Name of Mountbatten, the Reason Mountbatten Aspired to Become First Sea Lord, the Event Which Allowed Mountbatten Mobility Within the Royal Family, the Reason Mountbatten Felt Elizabeth and Philip Should Marry, the Birthplace of Philip, the Familial Linage of Philip, Revolution Erupting in Athens, Greece Due to Conflict With Türkiye, the Demise of Mountbatten and Greek Prince Andrew’s Administration, Andrew Leveraged as a Scapegoat, the Sentence of Death for Andrew and the Monarch’s Who Attempted to Intervene to Stop This Outcome, Andrew’s Death Sentence Remitted, Philip’s Mother English Princess Alice of Battenberg Developing Mental Illness, Philip Becoming an Orphan, Andrew Migrating to France for the Remainder of His Life, the Restoration of the Greek Monarchy, Philip Joining the U.K. Naval Forces, Philip Sent Overseas to Participate Within World War II, the View of Elizabeth and Philip’s Relationship by Elizabeth’s Parents English King George VI and English Queen Elizabeth, the Reason Elizabeth Sr. Disliked Philip and His Family, the Nickname Provided to Philip by Elizabeth Sr., English General Sir Gerald Templer’s View of Mountbatten, Mountbatten Suggesting the Marriage of Elizabeth and Philip, George VI’s Response to Mountbatten, Philip Visiting Elizabeth’s Family Post World War II, the First Interaction Between Philip and George VI at Balmoral Castle, the View of This Introduction, Philip Proposing Marriage Before Approaching His In-Laws, George VI Insisting Elizabeth Wait for 1 Year to Contemplate the Offer, George and Elizabeth Sr. Physically Separating Elizabeth and Philip to Deter Their Relationship, Mountbatten Helping to Assist Philip in Minimizing Philip’s Connection to Greek Culture, Mountbatten Convincing Philip to Change His Surname, Philip Adopting Mountbatten’s Surname, the Political Affiliation of Mountbatten, Mountbatten Helping India Gain Independence from the British Empire, Mountbatten’s Wedding Gift Suggestion to Indian Attorney Mahatma Gandhi, the Interpretation of This Gift by English Queen Mary of Teck, the Location Where Elizabeth and Philip Spent Their Honeymoon, George VI Becoming Ill, the Instalment of Elizabeth as a Regent Monarch, the Royal Family’s Fear of Mountbatten Controlling Elizabeth Via Philip, English Newspaper Editor Kennith de Courcy Conspiring With English King Edward VIII to Repel Mountbatten, the Recovery of George VI, the Relationship Between English Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Mountbatten Changing After Indian Independence, Churchill’s View of Mountbatten After This Event, Conservatives Viewing Philip the Same Way as Mountbatten, English Prime Minister Harold MacMillian’s View of Philip, the Death of George VI, Philip Relinquishing His Career Within the Royal Naval Forces, Mountbatten’s Message to the Royal Family at the Broadlands Estate Post Death of George VI, the View of This Act by the Royal Family, Elizabeth Directly Effected by the Political Ambitions of Philip and Mountbatten, Elizabeth Keeping the Traditional Windsor Surname, Philip’s View of This Choice, Churchill Further Eroding Philip’s Influence Upon Elizabeth and British Politics, Mountbatten Embroidering Textiles With the Initials “MW/WM”, the Meaning of Mountbatten’s “MW/WM” Acronym, Mountbatten Acting as a Mentor to English King Charles III, and the Death of Mountbatten

Many people within the British royal family were opposed to the marriage of Queen Elizabeth to her 3rd cousin Prince Philip. Philip was viewed as rude, unmannerly, and arrogant, suspecting that he may be unfaithful to Elizabeth. Philips uncle Louis Mountbatten, a man who was ferociously ambitious, wanted his nephew to marry the soon to be queen of England. Mountbatten has an enormous ego and was viewed as the golden couple of the pre-war era with his wife Edwina. Always referred to by his family...


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