Robin Woods: An Autobiography

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As was hinted at in S2E7 Matrimonium, Tony did, in fact, have an illegitimate child with Camilla Fry, the wife of his friend Jeremy Fry (The Crown portrayed Tony and the Frys as having a three-way relationship, which is alleged in the 2008 book “Snowdon: The Biography” but hasn’t been fully substantiated). His daughter, Polly, was born a few weeks after he married Princess Margaret; his paternity was confirmed by a DNA test in 2004. “Snowdon: The Biography” also alleged that Jeremy Fry was actually intended to act as Tony’s best man at the wedding, but had to drop out due to illness. The Crown is correct in showing that Camilla Shand dated Andrew Parker-Bowles before meeting Prince Charles, and also correct that Parker-Bowles dated Princess Anne in the "off" parts of his on-and-off relationship with Camilla. Camilla married Andrew Parker-Bowles in July 1973. In 1966 The Duke of Edinburgh and the then Dean of Windsor, Robin Woods, set up St George’s House, a consultation centre within the Castle walls just to the north of St George’s Chapel. St George’s House is part of the College of St George. Following its setting up, Prince Philip continued to play a leading part in life of St George’s House as a member of the Council, by attendance at an annual lecture and by continued and frequent interest in its work.

Here’s the text of the note the Queen sent to the Moon. “On behalf of the British people, i salute the skill and courage that have brought man to the moon. May this endeavor increase the knowledge and well-being of mankind? The episode opens by juxtaposing two viewing experiences of Philip (Tobias Menzies). As he watches a press conference on television featuring the Apollo 11 astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins), the Duke of Edinburgh is utterly transfixed. “Extraordinary,” he says with gleaming eyes as he later watches Apollo 11 lift off at Cape Canaveral. “What men. What courage.” As he sits in front of the TV, the energy in his eyes says it all. He asks the Queen to get the Dean replaced and she finds a new one, the same age as Philip. Robin Woods, the new Dean, then comes to talk about his "dream" to start an "academy" or "conservatoire" for "personal and spiritual growth." When he tells Philip about his further plans, Philip argues, "You don't raise your game by talking or thinking. You raise your game by action." A still from 'The Crown' Season 3 Episode 7 — 'Moondust'. (Netflix)We hoped to gather leading men and women with a wide range of experience and knowledge in Government, Parliament, and in civil service; in industry, commerce, and finance; in education and in medicine, for the discussion of whatever questions they regarded as being of religious and social importance," Robin explained in his autobiography. During the war, he served in the Royal Army Chaplain's Department, first at the Royal Signals Training Center at Prestatyn in North Wales, then with the Fifth Indian Infantry Brigade on the Italian front. There he was appointed Deputy Assistant Chaplain-General and Commandant at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, not only providing spiritual guidance for the troops, but also working to set up chaplain's centers on the front with the idea that educating and training servicemen and women in the church would allow them to hold their positions in the case of a prolonged post-war occupation. a b c d Chaney, Jen (4 November 2019). "The Crown Carries on Splendidly in Season 3". Vulture. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019 . Retrieved 6 November 2019.

There comes a time in life when one starts to evaluate what one’s accomplished, because of the positions I’ve ended up in, who I’ve become (who I married!) I haven’t been able to become the adventurer I wanted to…I want to know what your thoughts were…out there…’’ Another aspect of Philip’s critique of church is that it fails to do anything productive. It’s an inert, lifeless relic in a world moving rapidly around it. As he tells the Queen, “From now on, on Sunday, while you lot are in here, I’m going to spend this hour doing something useful .” Sidenote: The concept of a “midlife crisis” was first named in 1965, so the concept is still relatively new when this episode takes place. Philip does admit at the end that he’s going through a crisis, but he avoids actually calling it a midlife crisis. Wikipedia defines a midlife crisis as “a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's growing age, inevitable mortality, and possibly shortcomings of accomplishments in life.” Plenty of people don’t have midlife crises, but of those who do, a death of a loved one is often a precipitating factor. “Moondust” almost unfolds like a mystery, in a way, as we don’t realize until the very end that Philip is experiencing these feelings primarily because of his mother’s death, which hadn’t previously been revealed.

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She was swiftly followed by the Queen Mother who advanced with hand outstretched, and asked, "And who are you?" and when I gave my name, she exclaimed: "Oh yes," and I flattered myself that someone had told her one day we would meet. He also calls them all “navel-gazing underachievers infecting each other with gaseous doom” and tells them “If you want to start with action, clean up the floor.”