The politically-incorrect Prince: The Duke of Edinburgh’s best one-liners – euronews

Gaffe-prone Prince Philip has become renowned for his politically incorrect remarks over the years.

As the Duke of Edinburgh prepares to step down from his royal duties, we take a look at the 96-year-olds most famous one-liners.

1969 To singer Tom Jones at the Royal Variety Performance: What do you gargle with, pebbles?

1969 During a visit to Canada: I declare this thing open, whatever it is.

1974 After a gunman tried to kidnap the Princess Royal: If the man had succeeded in abducting Anne, she would have given him a hell of a time while in captivity.

1984 After accepting a present from a local woman in Kenya You are a woman, arent you?

1986 To British students during a visit to China: If you stay here much longer, youll all be slitty-eyed.

1995 to a driving instructor in Scotland: How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?

1999 To a group of deaf school children in Cardiff standing next a steel band: Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf.

2001 To a 13-year-old student in Salford who wanted to be an astronaut: Well, youll never fly in it, youre too fat.

2002 To a young female officer wearing a bullet-proof vest in the UK: You look like a suicide bomber.

2009 To a businessman called Atul Patel at a reception for British Indians: Theres a lot of your family in tonight.

2010 To the then Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie in Edinburgh while pointing at some tartan: Do you have a pair of knickers made out of this?

2012 To a 25-year-old council worker in Kent wearing a zipped dress: I would get arrested if I unzipped that dress.

2013 To a Filipino nurse in the UK: The Philippines must be half empty as youre all here running the NHS.

2015 To an RAF photographer:Just take the f***ing picture.

About Princess Anne: If it doesnt fart or eat hay, shes not interested.

On marriage: When a man opens a car door for his wife, its either a new car or a new wife.

To the President of Nigeria dressed in traditional robes: You look like youre ready for bed.

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