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See This: The Crown vs Real Life Portrayal of Philip's Aunt

Edwina Mountbatten was the wife of Louis Mountbatten, who was Prince Philip's uncle. Naturally, Edwina and her husband were at his wedding. Here is an image of Edwina at the wedding.
 
 As you can see, Edwina is the woman on the right with the big feathers coming out of her hair. Now the makers of the Netflix Original, The Crown, made sure that all the details for the scene of Queen Elizabeth (then Princess Elizabeth) and Prince Philip's wedding to be as accurate as possible. Here is The Crown's portrayal of Edwina Mountbatten:


Now, you can see Edwina in The Crown portrayal looks practically identical to the real life Edwina Mountbatten, with just a few minor tweaks to the outfit. For instance, real life Edwina had shorter sleeves with longer gloves and The Crown Edwina has long sleeves and gloves. But overall, it's amazing work!

Now, in The Crown portrayal image, look three seats to the left of Edwina, to the woman dressed like a nun. That is Princess Alice of Battenberg, Prince Philip's mother. And yes, she did come to her son's wedding in her nun outfit.

Now, the next time you see The Crown episode Wolferton Splash, the episode Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth get married, look for Edwina Mountbatten, Prince Philip's aunt!



The images in this article are screenshots taken by me from the Netflix series The Crown and Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King. (Two definite must watches)


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