Bayan haka, an ba da labarin cewa mahaifiyar Elizabeth ta fara adawa da haɗin kai, ta kira Philip "The Hun". A cikin rayuwarsa ta baya, duk da haka, mai ba da labarin rayuwar Sarauniya Uwar ta gaya wa Tim Heald cewa Philip "Bayan wani ɗan Ingila ne". Kafin Philip, ya yi watsi da sunayen sarauta na Girka da Danish, wanda aka haife shi daga Girkanci na Orthodox na Girka zuwa Anglican, kuma an haife shi a cikin jirgin ruwa na Royal Navy a cikin yakin duniya na biyu, kuma yana da 'yan'uwa mata waɗanda suka auri' yan matan Jamus da ke da alaƙa da Nazi. Marion Crawford ya rubuta, "Wasu daga cikin masu ba da shawara na Sarki ba su yi tunanin cewa ya dace da ita ba. Ya kasance wani yarima ba tare da gida ko masarauta ba. Wasu daga cikin takardun sun buga dogon lokaci da kuma sauti mai ƙarfi a kan asalin asalin Philip". Daga baya, tarihin rayuwa sun ruwaito mahaifiyar Elizabeth ta fara adawa da haɗin kai, ta kira Philip "The Hun".
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