Denied: Prince Philip reduced Queen to tears with ‘brutal’ conduct during heated…

Prince Philip had wanted his children with the Queen to take on his anglicised name, Mountbatten, as most fathers traditionally do in the UK. But the Duke of Edinburgh saw his demands rejected as Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted the Royal Family would have to be known by Her Majesty’s surname of Windsor due to its historical connotations. Philip’s response to the stand-down order allegedly reduced the Queen to tears due to her deep love for her husband, according to expert Francesca Calazzo.

Ms Calazzo told Italy’s Il Messaggero: “Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been together for 72 years.

Their relationship is solid, but in the past it did make some creaking sounds.

“In particular, according to a biography written by Bedell Smith, something happened between the 1950s and 1960s that put the royal couple to the test.

Her Majesty – always very attentive towards her husband – found herself in tears because of the ‘brutal’ behaviour of her husband, who had made a very specific request.

Royal commentators through the years suggested the decision to bypass the Mountbatten surname in favour of Windsor had been a serious blow to Prince Philip.

Prince Philip’s biographer, Philip Eade, claimed the Duke of Edinburgh had admitted to friends he felt frustrated with the decision.

Mr Eade said: “He said, ‘I’m nothing but a bl***y amoeba.’
“Some sort of happier compromise might have been found but I think it definitely created problems in the marriage.”