Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, reportedly hates racing and listens to cricket matches on a radio in his top hat at Ascot. He is known for his gruff and outspoken personality, with banter ranging from hilarious to rude. Other quirks of the royal family include the Queen keeping Christmas decorations until February, Prince Philip having a barber’s chair at Buckingham Palace, and neither being interested in long church sermons.
Members of royal families aren’t all that different from the rest of us. They all have their quirks and quirks. The Duke of Edinburgh, more commonly known as Prince Philip and husband of Queen Elizabeth II of England, is said to hate racing so much that, when he attends Ascot, he keeps a radio in his top hat to listen to cricket matches. This interesting piece of royal gossip comes from the Sunday Express, which did not cite a source for the information.
Prince Philip, however, has a well-documented reputation as a rather gruff and outspoken individual. He has become known for his verbal banter, which ranges from hilarious to downright rude. For example, when he found out Madonna was going to sing the theme song to the film Die Another Day in 2002, he said, “Are we going to need earplugs?” A trip into the rude category came when he allegedly told a female solicitor (lawyer), “I thought it was against the law to solicit a woman.” Apparently, the Duke’s autofilter doesn’t work very well.
Some other quirks of the British royal family, according to the book We Are Amused: A Royal Miscellany by Brian Hoey:
Queen Elizabeth II keeps Christmas decorations until February.
Prince Philip has a barber’s chair at Buckingham Palace and his hairdresser visits once a week.
Neither the Queen nor Prince Philip are interested in long church sermons. Therefore, clergy are advised to hold their sermons for about 12 minutes.
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