[billorites]

But he went on to say there were 'inhibitions about the Jews' and 'jealousy of their success'.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

[sine_nomine]

Thanks. I was not aware of all that information about his family.

Hitler probably believed that England would be an ally in the war. The abdication of the king probably had more to do with his Nazi ties than his wife's history as a prostitute.

[rellimpank]

--IMHO, Prince Phillip of Battenberg has a less dubious record during the run-up to WW 2 than the Queen's Uncle Eddie, Duke of Windsor--

--Churchill, et al, had to cover up his near-treason and ship him off to the Bahamas in exile to save the reputation of the "royal" family--

[right wing]

Am I the only one who doesn't see why this is news worthy?

[Christopher Lincoln]

This is reaching to say the least. Were Prince Phillip of Greece and Lord Louis Mountbatten (to give them their titles at the time) not supposed to attend the funeral of their sister and niece?

[pabianice]

In 1937 WW II as two years away. Diplomatic protocol required people at funerals to be there with odious people from other countries.

[vbmoneyspender]

and who knew what was going to happen to the regime?'

Maybe reading Mein Kampf might have given the Prince an idea where Hitler was headed.

[Supernatural]

Neville Chamberlain played ball with the Nazis too.

"Peace in out time"...

[LibFreeOrDie]

Philip stressed that he was never 'conscious of anybody in the family actually expressing anti-Semitic views'. But he went on to say there were 'inhibitions about the Jews' and 'jealousy of their success'.

European royals b*tching about successful Jews. Geez...

[soozer47]

They should also mention that his mother, Princess Alice hid Jews in Greece during the war and is officially listed in Israel as one of the Righteous Gentiles. Also, after 1933, Philip left Germany for good and attended Gordonstoun in Scotland, which was founded by a virulent Hitler-hating headmaster.

[MHT]

The Duke of Windsor was the real Hitler-lover of the family, which is often forgotten by the media which idolizes his "style" and ignores his (and his wife's) lack of substance.

For all its faults, Kitty Kelly's book, The Royals, does a fairly good job in explaining the Windsor's German roots and the Masterpiece Theatre "Bertie and Elizabeth" does a nice job of portraying English royalty during WWII.

[weegee]

This British hanged "Lord" Haw Haw after WWII whereas there is considerable belief that the US would have let him live if we had tried him on treason (he was an American born immigrant to England who became an English language Nazi propaganda broadcaster in Germany).

[Torie]

Anti Jew sentiments were once quite the fashion in bourgeoisie WASP circles. They were just too pushy and lean and hungry, and didn't call it a day at 5 pm. The film footage of the ovens ended all of that.

[montag813]

Below: Prince Phillip (circled, obviously) at a 1937 Nazi funeral.

[dfwgator]

Explaining the attraction of the Nazis, 84-year-old Prince Philip told an American academic: "There was a great improvement in things like trains running on time and building. There was a sense of hope after the depressing chaos of the Weimar Republic.

And Osama Bin Laden builds hospitals.

[truth_seeker]

"Philip went on to fight with distinction for the Allies in the Second World War...."

Interesting and honest revelations in the story.

Probably had waning enthusiasm for the Reich once the bombings of London started

[mkjessup]

"There was a great improvement in things like trains running on time."

Wrong dictator Sparky, it was Mussolini who made the trains run on time!

[ozzymandus]

No mention of Joe Kennedy, who served as ambassador to britain and told FDR we should support Hitler? Gee, why not?

[generally]

I believe I have seen published photos showing President Bush at a funeral standing near the Clintons.

[dr_who_2]

The monarchy in Britain serves the same purpose as the Hollywood left does here.