Prince Philip visiting the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, in Cambridge, was introduced to a Polish research scientist and greeted him with "Did you come here to pick raspberries?"
He's a lad isn't he ! As Max Miller used to say of himself "When I'm gone there'll never be another !"
redmanvan - so a man who came to Britain and served with distinction in the Navy, was involved in several WW2 skirmishes and was mentioned in dispatches is a hanger on. That's a bit rich........
As to the "leaching", I didn't know that he had seeped away out of Buck Pal or Windsor Castle.........?
if anyone else had said it, it wouldn't be reported nor discussed here, he must know the reaction he will get, he doesn;t care, he's who he is. we will miss him, and his mrs.
I've always liked the guy, since I met him many years ago when he visited the pit I was at as a very young apprentice. I was among a group who were introduced to him at the shaft side. What really impressed me was while we where stood there a shift of men came out of the pit. As they went by Phil stepped forward and said something along the lines of "Petty Officer ***** a moment of your time please" turned out the guy had served on the same ship, they spent about 10 minutes chatting then off they went. All in all he came over as a genuine sort.
I don't have much time for the royal family in general. I like Harry, the Queen and Prince Philip. The rest seem to be a financial burden on our country.