His mother, a princess, was Greek royalty, which had descended from a branch
of Denmark's Crown family. She wasconfined for extended spells, treated for
schizophrenia. She donned a nun's habit in later years and, is best
rememberedfor feeding the hungry during the war. The Greek Church conferred
it's sainthood on her. Phillip's outburst were beyond the pale and, can
only be explained on the basis of an inherited compromise of mentalfunction. It
also explains the known bedroom picadillos that were discussed outside Britain.
We have seen the Flash Gordon phenomenon play out in our columns. One player
passed on and was not rememberedwith much affection. Another makes a flashy
reappearance sometimes : Some of us are aware of a family softening.
