Elvira

I thought it was his wife's gran who used to nick things?

Guest21

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was born on 10 June 1921 on Corfu. With his birth, he became the Prince of Greece and Denmark through his father, Prince Andrew. When he was just one, however, Andrew and his dad were kicked out of Greece.

Pity he didn't stay there

Jerseygirl

Never knew that.

Elvira

There you go:

"Prior to receiving (Queen Mary) in their homes hosts would hide their prized possessions given her propensity for expecting pieces which she admired to be offered as gifts. When caught out hosts could expect a van to arrive from Buckingham Palace the next morning to collect the gifts.

• Was reputed to be a kleptomaniac, who would make hints about small pieces of silver and enamel, and if not presented with them as a gift would steal them!"

http://members.tripod.com/windsor_women/id25.htm

HTH!

Rushman

You're just jealous

Rushman

Yes, I do.

Rushman

Prefuckingcisely, well said that man.

Jerseygirl

Too bloody true....just imagine how much I'd inherit and all made possible by hard working British taxpayers.

Rushman

See, he's no different from the average Brit...I got kicked out of greece too ......on an 18 to 30 holiday nearly 20 years ago

Deb

Can't stand the old goat, he is not worthy of the lovely Liz...

Also, he was a fanny rat when he was younger, he was engaged at the time to Liz.

My old Granny used to clean the place where he was staying when he spent time in the North East, said the place was always full of dirty women...

Rushman

Slumming it was he?


Like thats out of the ordinary.

Deb

Not exactly slumming it, he was staying in one of the poshest parts of Newcastle, and the totty were posh birds with no respect for themselves, dirty mares...

Sarah

Oh yes you must be so proud of this mans genius, he's not an embarrassing waste of skin at all....

"Aren't most of you descended from pirates?" (1994)
Said to an islander in the Cayman Islands.

"You look like you're ready for bed!"
Said to the President of Nigeria, who was dressed in traditional robes.

"If you stay here much longer you'll all get slitty eyed." (1986)
Said to British students in China.

"Bloody silly fool!" (1997)
Was referring to a Cambridge University car park attendant who failed to recognise him.

"Do you still throw spears at each other?" (2002)
To an Aboriginal man on Australia's Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.

[To Lord Taylor of Warwick, who is black]: "And what exotic part of the world do you come from?"

[reply]: "I'm from Birmingham."

NJ_Dave

Me too. The man's a fucking legend........

gruffbrown

Is he having a Kebab evening at the Palace? Throw a few plates in the fireplace, bottle of Ouzo and a knees up with Liz to 'Zorba the Greek'.