Is Prince Philip in the British drama "The Crown" real?

Source: Global Times

Over the weekend, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was buried at Windsor Castle. Millions of viewers around the world are watching the live broadcast while also exploring the screen image of the "old prince" who always lets the queen walk in front of the film and television works, but from time to time will be unobstructed. In recent years, in the popular British drama "The Crown", there are four actors who play Prince Philip of different eras.

In the first four seasons of The Crown, Matt Smith and Tobias Menkis played the young and middle-aged Prince Philip, the former cunning and the latter introverted and elusive. "Young Philip" Matt Smith believes that Prince Philip's life has been torn apart by "responsibilities to his wife, royal duties, and his own social role." Shakespeare veteran Jonathan Preson will play Prince Philip in his later years in the next two seasons. In addition, in the second and third seasons of the flashback clips about Prince Philip's childhood, there is also the teenager Philip played by the "post-00s" British actor Finn Eleate.

Prince Philip in film and television works is not completely restored to reality. In the third season of The Crown, Prince Philip, played by Tobias Menkis, became obsessed with the 1961 human landing on the moon and invited three astronauts, including Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, to visit Britain. In the play, the astronauts are full of novelty and envy for Buckingham Palace, but in reality, Gagarin was indeed warmly welcomed by the British people when he visited London and Manchester. He did visit Buckingham Palace, but Prince Philip, who loved flying, did not meet him privately, and even Gagarin, who made his debut in space, showed no unusual enthusiasm.

Prince Philip is seen as the "glue" between members of the British royal family of different ages, and there are many restorations in "The Crown": Prince Philip married the Queen in 1947, but only if he gave up the title of Greek and Danish royal family. In the play, Prince Philip is the first person in the royal family to open his arms to his "son's girlfriend" Diana. For the life of Prince Philip, not only the British drama is filming, but also the American drama is also acting. In the 1982 ABC broadcast of Charles and Diana: A Royal Love Story, British actor Christopher Lee played Prince Philip. The old British actor died in 2015, and when he was awarded the Knight's Medal six years before his death, he was awarded the order of Prince Philip's eldest son, Charles. In addition, with his portrayal of Prince Philip in the 2007 Oscar-winning film "The Queen", American actor James Cromwell was described by the New York Times as a "dark light bulb" next to the queen, very close to real life.