Prince Philip’s Gaffs

I have to say that Prince Philip makes me laugh. I’m a fan! I admire his ‘get on with it’ attitude and his politically incorrect comments. Those comments are always guarenteed to make me laugh. He once asked a driving instructor in Scotland, “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?” Now for anyone else to say that there’d be uproar, but when the Duke of Edinburgh said it we all laughed. It’s his outspokenness and total indifference to public opinion that endears him to most people.

Another favourite of mine is when he visited Nigeria a good few years ago. The president of Nigeria turned out to meet the Prince wearing the national costume, a stunning white robe, covered with embroidery and with big billowing sleeves. Prince Philip took one look at him and said “You look like you’re ready for bed”. Only he could get away with that.

Another time he was giving a speech to an Aircraft association and he said “if you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort – provided you don’t travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly”. Can you imagine the reaction if anybody else said that? Mind you, it’s a pity airlines didn’t take note of what he said.

That’s only a few of his many gaffs. If you know of any other ones please let me know what they are. He’s a funny man!