Queen Elizabeth II’s Iconic Hairstyle and Prince Philip’s Disapproval

Queen Elizabeth II has been known for her iconic hairstyle, which has remained virtually unchanged since the 1950s.

However, in the critically acclaimed royal drama series The Crown, Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, is not so enthusiastic about her coiffure.

In the episode “In Question,” which covers the year 1957, the Queen is advised by her hairdresser to change her hairstyle to something a little shorter and rounder, but the new style didn't go down well with the monarch's husband, according to the series.

“Why on earth would you do something like that to your hair?”

the Duke exclaims.

The Queen replies that the cut is very a la mode, describing it as tidy and sensible.

“It's certainly very practical, should you ever feel compelled to ride a motorcycle, it could always double as a helmet,” he jokes.

“I'm sure it would provide ample protection against any falling masonry, but if enlarging the family and enticing your husband to procreate is the goal, then you might take a look at Jane Mansfield or Rita Hayworth.”

The Netflix drama, which launched last year, deals with the ongoing struggles of the Queen, played by Claire Foy, to reconcile her public and private selves.

While it has been showered with critical praise, it has also stirred up much controversy by reigniting rumors of Prince Philip's supposed roving eye.

The trailer for the new season sees the Queen say, “I have learned more about humiliation in the past few weeks than I hoped I would in a lifetime.”

According to the show's creator, Peter Morgan, season two features a lot more of the suggestion that her husband was sometimes distracted.

Certainly, it does nothing to dispel the reputation of the Prince as a seasoned flirt, with Jodie Balfour's Jackie Kennedy playing a pivotal, and receptive, role.

“The Queen and Jackie don't get off to a good start in the series because of Philip,” Balfour told Event magazine.

“The Prince is just a flirt with her, and I don't think there's any intention behind it, but he's going through a phase of liking a lot of women, as is her husband JFK.”

Elizabeth's suspicions of infidelity are aroused after she finds a picture of a dancer in his bag, believed to represent Pat Kirkwood, the real-life dancer he was once linked to.

The Netflix show also suggests he was romantically involved with women on a 1956-7 tour of Commonwealth countries without his wife, aboard the HMY Britannia.

There he meets the women of Papua New Guinea and Tonga, with his private secretary writing, “Nowhere on earth have we seen such beautiful women, we tear ourselves away, each of us not a little bit, but very much in love.”

At the heart of the spectacular new series of the Netflix original drama, which chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth, lies a visit from Jackie Kennedy that allegedly sent the Queen into a jealous fury with her husband.

The scene reimagines the night that the royal couple, who are celebrating 70 years of marriage this year, hosted the Kennedys at Buckingham Palace in 1961.

According to The Telegraph, the scene sees the Duke of Edinburgh tell the Queen that Jackie has asked him to give her a tour of their home, in response to her husband's remark.

The Queen sharply replies, “It's my house so I'll do it,” while the guests at the banquet are making small talk, and the Queen sits a few feet away.

The Prince, played by Matt Smith, is engaged in some serious flirting.

The Queen then hears rumors from her equerry, Lord Plunkett, that Jackie has been speaking ill of her behind her back.

Lord Plunkett claims that Jackie dubbed her a middle-aged woman so incurious, unintelligent, and unremarkable that Britain's new reduced place in the world was not a surprise but an inevitability.

In the scene, which was imagined by writer Peter Morgan, Lord Plunkett explains that Jackie also describes Buckingham Palace as second-rate, dilapidated, and sad, like a neglected provincial hotel.

The comments leave the Queen with tears in her eyes but in a steely manner.

She adds, “Well, we must have her again soon.”