irritable Prince philli refused to watch Helen mirin the queen due to the inaccurate portrayal of Elizabeth II who never cried Giles brandreth claims he has brushed shoulders with numbers of royalty over the years and Giles brandriff 76 who shared a close relationship with the late Prince Phillip has recalled the tense conversation he had with philli about Helen mirin's drama the queen this morning star Giles revealed the late Duke of Edinburgh told him he refused to watch the 2006 series due to the inaccurate portrayal of his wife Philip avoided the documentary because he heard it showed mirin who played Queen Elizabeth II crying which Philip insisted was false as the queen never cried Royal biographer Giles who knew both Royals also shared why Elizabeth stopped crying over the years Giles also shared how Philip underlined the strong side of his wife's character when he admitted that Elizabeth never wept he said the Duke of Edinburgh I remember saying to me when I asked him if he'd seen the film of the queen with Helen mirin he Phillip said why would I want to see that and he Phillip got irritated he Phillip said apparently they have the queen crying in the film The Queen doesn't cry he Phillip said an actress would cry would assume the queen would cry but she didn't cry Dot Giles added on his Rose but podcast he wasn't saying it was a virtue not to cry the 2006 film The Queen was a historical drama directed by Steven Fri and written by Peter Morgan Peter also created the controversial the Crown Series 10 years later the film depicted the death of Diana Princess of Wales in 1997 Helen mirin won widespread critical and popular Acclaim for her portrayal of the Monarch in the movie which also starred Micha