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Prince Philip and Queen's marriage was ‘tested’ by the Duke’s ‘five-month stag do’

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The Queen and Prince Philip's marriage was tested when Philip embarked on a solo royal tour around the commonwealth countries including New Guinea, Sri Lanka and the Malay Peninsula in 1956.Netflix hit The Crown explored the tense time in the royal marriage in its second season – portraying the tour as a "five-month stag do".The relationship was particularly tested due to the poor communication methods of the time – with the couple of nine years only able to communicate through telegram, letter and the odd hard-to-hear telephone conversation.

In the TV show, Philip is portrayed as being unfaithful to Queen Elizabeth during the royal tour while being cheered on by his accompanying travellers.

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