Prince Charles discusses Prince William with Queen and Prince Philip - The Crown Season 6 

I really find the heavy breathing of HRH Philip and the close-up of him just amazing for me. You can see the pain that he felt when he lost his family and how much he could relate.

Phillip has made me cry on this show more than anyone else. Perhaps it's my daddy issues but... Between the story of his favorite pregnant sister dying in a plane crash, to walking behind her casket, to his father's brutal treatment of him, to his mother's charity services and her mental health struggles and being embarrassed of her, to going to boarding school, to his awareness of his shortcomings as a father. His story line deserves it's own show.

0:52 The moment Philip felt regret when Charles did not even ask him for help and asked his mother instead to talk with William. Despite being a harsh father with mistakes, he understood what his son was feeling as a father too. So he helped Charles without telling him by talking with William and telling how every father makes mistakes.

This entire scene is just heartbreaking. On so many different levels. So many troubled generations who struggled with parent/child relationships. It just goes to show that it can happen in any family, prince or pauper.

Actually, if there is one member of the RF that has been warm and respectful towards the people since a very young age, that is Prince William

Sometimes Grandparents have better insight and are more sympathetic to the Grandkids than the parents. Elizabeth and Philip seemed to get those boys more than Charles. *yes, it is tv show* I think Charles just doesn't want to acknowledge how is relationship with Camila affected the whole family

Regret is the strongest of emotions.

The remoteness in those letters between Philip and his father, as well as Philip and Charles, is honestly quite sad. I'm sure a lot of this is dramatised and semi-fiction but it wouldn't surprise me if there was some truth in it. It's encouraging to see a happy, warm and tight bonds with the Wales' family. William will be a great king and mentor towards George when he's a bit older

This episode reminded me of episodes from earlier seasons where Lord Mountbatten, or "Dickie," as the royal family called him, filled in the gaps where the fathers in this family failed. He was not their father. He was an uncle, yet he still filled the role of the patriarch of the royal family even as the queen was technically the head. He was there for Phillip when his father failed him. He was there for Charles when Phillip failed him. (Although, he wasn't perfect either. His bad advice contributed to the disastrous three-person-Wales-marriage. But he was there for them. That's miles ahead of many fathers out there.) Charles was absolutely right when he said the family is not great at fathers and sons. Camilla was absolutely right that it is no excuse. So I feel like Phillip took on the role of Dickie in this situation for William, stepping up where Charles was failing. But part of his stepping up included convincing William to forgive Charles, thereby breaking the cycle of ... "abuse" is probably too strong of a word. Perhaps "distrust"? And while I am aware The Crown is fiction dramatized for the purpose of a narrative arc, it is based on historical events and facts, so with that in mind, I hope that William is a better father to his children than Charles was to him or Phillip was to Charles. (Same with Harry and his kids.)

The expressions on Philip's face in this scene say it all without him uttering a word.

Prince Phillip went to "this is not going to happen again in this family, not under my nose" mode.

Prince Philip says it as it is Prince William is Just a Teenager and School is good and safe for him. I should know.

I mean Philip lost his sister, his father wasn't the best, his uncle Mountbatten was his father figure, and he was tough on Charles...maybe Philip saw his own father in Charles because of Charles's affair with Camilla...maybe he realized that his distance was what led Charles to make all those mistakes, and now it's affecting William. It feels like it's generational, and the one thing that stays is regret at not being able to do it over and do it better...Philip probably wished that he could have done better by Charles. But he sees Charles doing something for William that, he didn't do for Charles or that his own father didn't do for him, and that was to try and understand his son.

First off. Anyone else look for a Blue Box when you saw Matt Smith? Then we need to look at HOW children were raised pre-WWI, and how they were raised post-WWII. BIG difference. And it changed more so between 1950 and 1980. Children went from “being seen and not heard” to “one of the largest demographics the world has seen” (Hello Baby Boom generation). And I know I’ll catch flack for this. But there was a marked difference in how my own father acted (raised in WWII) after my mother (his wife) died. I was/am the black sheep of the family. And when I was sent to Germany and then to Iraq (join the Army, see the world), my father would call my wife to see how she and my kids were getting on. Before my mom died, that wouldn’t have happened. He softened. It wasn’t a lot a first. But when I caught up with him a year before he died, we understood more about each other (he was a Korean War veteran, and I had just come back from the 3rd of what would end up with 5 deployments). And the wild thing is, my two older brothers are both just like my Dad before our Mom died. I see it, and I’m pretty sure my Dad saw it too. It was interesting to see the look on his face when I showed up at the hospital a week before he died. It was the look old soldiers give each other; the “oh shit” this is real look. He and I knew how this hospital stay was going to end, my siblings didn’t; until I pulled out his DNR paperwork. The death of my Mom 5 years earlier, helped soften my Dad. I wish I had some extra time before he went (so many unasked questions). We all wish that. But the key thing, is a person needs to grieve. And we all grieve differently. If William wants to get back to school. Let him, for a while. He’ll know when the stress gets to him and grades suffer. It might take a week, might take a year. But it’s gonna happen.

So complex, like real life, and so well portrayed.

I do not believe they gave a damn how William felt. They were glad Diana was gone. They were also shocked at how much the country cried over her.

imagine the king watching this, showing how he could have used his emotions in the right way, the example on television forever shining him in the face would be torture imo.

Ah Prince Philip. What an amazing man.

Diana left a gigantic chasm that is still felt today, if Charles truly cared for his sons, he wouldn't have pushed for a separation and left his family in tatters, It is quite ludicrous how he is hailed as advanced and modern yet, couldn't break the shackles of his rigid parenting style and display affection for his loved ones aside from Camilla who capitalized on his weaknesses.. Prince William understands the demands and needs of his own children and never fails to shower them with love which is only a facet of his mother's influence ❤

The man playing Prince Philip looks remarkably like the Pope😂😂😂

I've been trying to figure out what the name of the music in the background of Philip's cutscene is...

Does anyone know what the music is to the back ground music when Phillip is looking at the letters ?

Can any of us say we were/ are the perfect patent? We tried our best (for the most part) we all come with our own lifes problems and we get things wrong but it's about understanding that and trying to get it right as much as possible that counts.

not reality, but strong

This is probably why Harry went off the rails. No one in the family cared about his grief. Just Williams.

The pain in Philip’s life makes me cry.

What is the soundtrack when Philip is watching the videos back? X

Remember it's a work of fiction.

Phillip failed Charles sadly.

This is my least favorite version of the queen

This is the work of fiction!

The funniest part is portraying Charlie boy as a caring father. WHAT BS!!!

the dialogue here is awful. It's so clearly the way Hollywood solipsists would think. It's not I think what the actual people would say. I know something of this because Hollywood put words into my mouth in the show The Loudest Voice. Which is why I'm interested in this. Disgusting people with an enormous budget and brilliant artists but terrible, bread-and-circuses narrow-minded writers out for a cheap buck at the expense of art and truth.

GOD SAVE HIS MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE MOST MIGHTY AND NOBLE SOVEREIGN LORD CHARLES III, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, KING, HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AND DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.