Queen Elizabeth Didn’t Want Prince Philip To Testify In Divorce Proceedings
When Eileen Parker filed for divorce and cited adultery, it was entirely possible she could have subpoenaed Prince Philip, as Parker’s companion and boss, to testify in their divorce proceedings.
That could have potentially led to Prince Philip revealing some royal secrets about his and Parker’s time out on the prowl. To save her marriage from public spectacle, Queen Elizabeth granted Prince Philip the title of a “Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.”
That official styling changed everything. Although Prince Philip already bore the style of “His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,” the addition of a princely rank made him an official member of the British royal family in his own right, not just by marriage. Once he was a prince, Prince Philip supposedly couldn’t be subpoenad to testify in front of a court.
