Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Prince Philip The Plot to Make a King tells the fascinating inside story of the fierce tensions unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip Tensions that would place huge strain on the royal marriage & would shape the future of Elizabeth&s reign The royal & political elite disliked Philip&s German roots & they also disliked his larger than life ferociously ambitious uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten This film draws on unpublished memoirs to show how Mountbatten manoeuvred for a royal marriage as early as the winter of 1939-40 when the Queen was just 13 But when Mountbatten was heard to declare & The House of Mountbatten now reigns& following the death of King George VI in 1952 the establishment fought back against what they feared was a dynastic coup Churchill himself was very instrumental in making sure Philip would have no meaningful power & some of the royal family members at the time were also opposed to the prospect of this royal match The film reveals for the first time the complexities & frustrations of the Royal marriage as the Queen struggled to reconcile the love of her husband with the suspicions of her family & her government Philip&s ascension to consort may have been a &high-stakes dynastic power struggle& orchestrated by his uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten But to his credit Prince Philip worked relentlessly hard to make the Royal marriage a success & has stood beside Queen Elizabeth as a constant support throughout her long reign This documentary is also very much a story of how this young royal couple coped against all the odds to make their relationship & the monarchy work It also gives us an insight into the story of Philip&s youth & why Elizabeth would have seen him as the dashing handsome young prince that she fell in love with On their golden wedding anniversary in 1997 the Queen paid a touching tribute to her husband saying & He has quite simply been my strength & stay all these years& This insightful documentary contains rare & personal footage of the royal couple the royal wedding & other key events of that time Narrated by Tamsin Greig