The more prankster side of Prince Philip, who loved playing pranks on royal relatives

What the prince Filippo had the joke (very British) always ready, it is well known. But now thanks to the extraordinary BBC documentary Prince Philip: Memories of the Royal Family in which the whole royal family (excluding the queen) remembered Philip revealing background and unpublished details, we also discover that he was a joker who he loved making jokes to the august relatives. Prince William for example he recalled: “He would put an uncapped mustard tube in our hands and then suddenly squeeze them.

The mustard was all over the ceiling! ‘ The heir to the throne revealed that Elisabetta, known for her absolute attention to good manners especially at the table, every time she turned out rather irritated from her husband’s behavior: “My grandfather always got into trouble with my grandmotherWilliam recalled. And his cousin Peter Phillips, Anna’s son, added laughing: “The mustard stains are still visible!”

William then revealed a surprising aspect of Elizabeth and Philip’s life at court: “My grandparents had so much fun when something didn’t go as planned and their assistants panicked.” On the other hand, “they have always lived a life in which everything must always go according to plan, so when something unexpected happened you would see them laughing in secret. Everyone around them was embarrassed, but they laughed. ‘

In the new documentary other royals, including the prince Harry, they admitted that “what is most lacking “of the Duke of Edinburgh” is his sense of humor “. However Filippo he did not give up his very British humor even on the verge of death. Witness a anecdote told by Carlo. The heir to the throne telephoned his father on April 8, the day before he died, and began to talk to him about the celebrations for his 100 years (he would have made them last June 10): “We are discussing your birthday, dad.” But Filippo, who heard little from us in the last few years, did not understand. So Carlo had to repeat in a louder voice: “We are preparing your birthday, dad!“. And Philip then replied: “Well, I’ll have to be alive to celebrate, right?“. The son, who knew him well, commented: “I knew you would say so.”

Ironic, joker, but above all undisputed ruler of the royal gaffeur. Over the years Filippo has injected a series of biblical slips, sometimes hilarious, often politically-incorrect. There are several immortals left. As you shoot her during an official visit to a school for the deaf in Cardiff («I am not surprised that you are deaf, the factory next door makes an incredible noise “). Another time he asked a Scottish driving instructor: ‘How do you do it to keep the people here from alcohol enough time to pass the exam? ». And then, to 13-year-old Andrew Adams who had confessed to him that he wanted to go to space: “You’re too fat to be an astronaut.” Among the funniest releases is his statement at the opening of an event in Canada: “I declare this thing open, whatever it is.”