Queen Elizabeth's grandmother mocked Prince Philip in 'The Crown'

Prince Philip died on Friday at the age of 99

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While many British viewers have enjoyed watching “The Crown”, the Netflix series  has attracted criticism from some commentators over scenes suggesting that the late Princess Diana was treated coldly, even cruelly, by senior royals.

Netflix has rejected a call from Britain’s culture minister to add disclaimers at the start of episodes of its hit series “The Crown” to make clear that it is a work of fiction.

As the world remembers Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip who died at age of 99, some social media users are discussing certain scenes from "The Crown" where they thought the husband of the Queen was mocked.

One scene that was particularly discussed by royal fans was from the episode titled "Act of God".

In the episode, Queen Mary downright rejects the ideas held by Prince Philip about monarchy when a young  Elizabeth II visits her to discuss a letter from her.

When her grandmother tells her monarchy is a calling from God, the Queen says, "I am not sure that my husband would agree with that. He would argue that in any equitable modern society, that church and state should be separated. He would also say that he watched his own family destroyed because they were seen by the people to embody indefensible and unreasonable ideas."

Dismissing her argument, Queen Mary says, "He (Prince Philip) represents a royal family of carpetbaggers and parvenus that goes back what? Ninety years?"

She adds, "What would he know of Alfred the Great, the Rod of Equity and Mercy, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror or Henry the Eighth?

"It's the Church of England, dear, not the Church of Denmark or Greece."