Louis Mountbatten: How He Made Today's Royals

Louis Mountbatten was the man who made the royal family we have today. Since the time that it was determined that Princess Elizabeth would be the future queen, Louis Mountbatten made sure that his nephew Prince Philip, spent as much time with her as possible. When the royal family went to visit the navel academy that Prince Philip was attending, he arranged that he met with Princess Elizabeth. He continued to push the two together, and yes, they fell in love. The royal family, however was not happy with Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth's romance because of his family's German connections. A few of his sisters were married to Nazis and even though he fought against them, the royal family did not want their daughter to be married to a man of German descent. Louis Mountbatten who Prince Philip called Dickie made sure to inform the royals that even though he was of German and also Greek descent, he did not speak the language and was a British citizen. Eventually Prince Philip and Elizabeth got engaged and then married. And the man behind it all is Louis Mountbatten. Without him, the monarchy would be nothing at all like the monarchy we know today.

Information From: Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King (documentary)

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