Prince Philip was greatly 'upset' over The Crown showing false interpretation Entertainment Sun, Apr 25, 2021 The Crown, which will film its fifth season, has rubbed the royals in the wrong was as Prince Philip, in particular, was “very upset” over his portrayal. The Netflix show spoke about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s behaviour in school which ultimately cost his pregnant sister Cecile’s life in a 1937 plane crash. According to royal author Hugo Vickers, the portrayal was “not true” and led him to be “very, very upset” by it. “He was very upset about that, I know that for a fact," he said.