Prince Andrew's swearing is classic blue-blooded behaviour
Reports from an American diplomatic source that Prince Andrew is "foul-mouthed" aren't surprising. The upper classes – at the devil-may-care, I'm-too-grand-for-dreary-politeness end of the spectrum –...
View ArticlePrince Philip is the hottest member of the Royal family ever
"Crikey, who is this dish?" I said to myself as I stumbled across the photo above early this morning. And it turns out it's none other than Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, later HRH the Duke of...
View ArticlePrince Philip at 90: rude, scary and terrifyingly confident
I really felt for Fiona Bruce on BBC1 last night, interviewing Prince Philip on the eve of his 90th birthday. Many happy returns to the prince – and I'm a deep admirer of his – but I also think he's...
View ArticleWhy would Prince Philip want to wear ear defenders? To block out the BBC's...
Flying back from Nice last Friday afternoon, we were bumping down along the Thames flight-path when suddenly, almost exactly above the Houses of Parliament, there was a blinding flash and a monumental...
View ArticleIt wouldn't be shocking to have a German queen – we've already got one
I can see the thrill in tracking down the German homeopathic doctor who would be Queen if male primogeniture hadn't existed on the death of Queen Victoria. If succession by the eldest female daughter...
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