These are the most controversial moments of Prince Philip
The Duke made politically incorrect shocking statements.
WhileQueen Elizabeth has always been the model of decorum and discretion, her husband,Prince Philip, has never fallen from the controversy and always says what is on his mind - with apparently little thought of the consequences. The British nicknamed it the "Iron Duke", thanks to its incredibly resilient fitness. (For example, in 2018, only a few months after hip replacement surgery, it was about the marriage of his grandson,Prince Harry, andMeghan murder.) But Philip also spent decades confusingRoyal Observers By making extremely inappropriate statements at least appropriate. In celebration of Philip's 98th anniversary on June 10, here is a look at its most controversial moments. We suspect that these gaffes will not be his last.
1 When he crushed the dreams of a little boy
A father notoriously difficult toPrince Charles When he was a little boy, Prince Philip gave people a glimpse of what Charles has endured grow during a visit to the University of Salford in 2001. Philippe has 13 years oldAndrew Adams when he looked at the boy up and down and then said, "You could make lose some weight", according to theDaily mail.
2 When it's clear, it's not a fan of Elton John
According toNewsweekPhilip has already said to the Rocketman himself, he was not a fan of his Aston Martin. "Oh, it's you who owns this horrible car, is not it?" he said. "We often see it by driving at the Windsor Castle."
Then, during the performance of the royal variety during the series of singer in 2001, Philip said, "I wish it turned the microphone," according toThe Guardian.
3 And when he deterred another beloved British entertainment, Tom Jones
During the royal performance of 1969, where Prince Philip seems like singers, he allegedTom Jones, "What do you gargage with pebbles?"
To add an insult to an injury, the next day, he apparently said during a lunch: "It is very difficult to see how it is possible to become immensely precious by singing what I think being the most hideous songs".
4 When he thoughtPirates of the Caribbean was based on
Apparently, Prince Philip did not know that the events of the Disney Ridefranchise are fiction. According toThe daily beastDuring a 1994 trip to the Cayman Islands, he asked an indigenous: "Did not he mostly descended hackers?"
5 When he refused the president of Nigeria
During a 2003 visit to the African Country, Philipapparently took a look at President NigerianOlusegun Obasanjo, who was dressed in traditional dresses and observed: "You look like your bed!"
6 When he has made many racist remarks in China
When Philip talked about some British exchange students who stayed at Xian, in China, in 1986, he would have said, "If you stay here much longer, you will all befalsified"He also offered his opinion on Beijing, calling the capital of the country" ghassly ".
On the same trip, when he addressed a meeting of the World Wildlife Fund, Philippe said: "If he has four legs and it's not a chair, if he has two wings and flies, But it's not an airplane, and it is swimming and swimming not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it. "
In a BBC documentary to mark its 90th anniversary in 2011,Says Philippe, "I would have forgotten that. But for a particular journalist who heard it, it would not have been released. In addition, the Chinese were not worried about it, so why anyone else ? " The decline is not always 20/20, it seems.
7 When he had words of choice on Russia
During a very troubled period in 1967, Philip offered this insight in Russia, according toTelegraph: "I'd love to go to Russia, although B ******* murdered half of my family." Well then.
8 When he insulted the aborigines in Australia
In 2002, his commentary to a group of aborigines during a visit to Australia with the Queen made large international titles. According toTelegraphHe asked indigenous peoples ", always throw spears from each other?" The founder of an Aboriginal cultural park replied: "No. We do not do it anymore."
9 When he said he does not think that veterans need mental health advice
In 1995, Philip offered his taking on SSPT soldiers after the war. "It was part of the fortune of war," he said in aDocumentary TVOn the 50th anniversary of the day J. "We did not have counselors who rushed each time someone left a firearm, asking," Do you all well - you are sure not to have Horrible problem? "You just hear me with that!"
Maybe the work of Prince Harry with wounded veterans and young royals'Heads Set Mental Health Campaign has changed his thought - we can only hope.
10 When he asked a cadet if she worked in a strip-tease club
In 2010, Philip met a 24-year-old women's cadet namedElizabeth Rendleat the Wyvern barracks to Exeter, according toTelegraph. She told him that she was working in a disco and he would have kept a joke: "Is it a strip-tease club?" When she looked shocked, he noted that it's probably too cold for that anyway ".
11 When he said that British women can not cook
In 1961, Philip told the Institute of Scottish Women, "British women can not cook," according toThe independent. That explains why he always has thebarbecue At the castle of Balmoral.
12 When he made a scandalistic remark to a group of deaf children
It is difficult to believe that the prince pronounced these words, but in 2000 he would have beentold a group of maliancendance schoolchildren who were standing near a Caribbean steel drum group: "Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf. YIKES!
13 When he cracked a tasteless joke from Papau New Guinea
In 1998, he spoke to a British student who had been Trekking in Papua New Guinea, according toThe New York Times. After hearing where he had been, Philip cracked: "You managed not to be eaten then?"
14 When he concealed Ethiopian art
During the inspection of Ethiopian works of art in 1965, Philip observed: "It looks like this kind of thing that my daughter would bring back from his school classes." We do not know who should be offended - Ethiopians, a youngPrincess Anne, or both!
15 And when he offended the Scottish
In 1995, according to theBBC, Philippe asked a Scottish driving instructor: "How do you keep the indigenous alcohol long enough to pass the test?" And for the typing lines that will make you smile instead of creaking, here is50 dad jokes so bad they are really hilarious.
Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.
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