Prince Philip
Prince Philip
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth10 June 1921
CityCorfu, Greece
running baths nuisance
They're a damn nuisance - I've got one in my bathroom and every time I run my bath the steam sets it off.
classic knows
That's more than you know about anything else then.
thinking equality planets
In the end we must, I think, somehow conclude that they have as much right to this planet as we have.
horse would-be dignity
Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.
country men ideas
If anyone has a new idea in this country, there are twice as many people who keep putting a man with a red flag in front of it.
leisure edinburgh complaining
Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed.
nice years ancient
There is nothing like it for morale to be reminded that the years are passing - ever more quickly - and that bits are dropping off the ancient frame. But it is nice to be remembered at all.
children future hands
It is an old cliche to say that the future is in the hands of the young. This is no longer true. The quality of life to be enjoyed or the existence to be survived by our children and future generations is in our hands now.
pertinent-questions may looks
It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer.
space people wish
The more people there are, the more food we need, the more space we occupy, the more resources and consumer goods we wish to have and the more development has to take place
book communication believe
I am full of admiration for the technologists who have developed all sorts of gadgets for the purpose of improving communications. However, I believe that all these fascinating machines are complementary to, and not substitutes for, books and the printed word.
men way leisure
I must confess that I am interested in leisure in the same way that a poor man is interested in money.
classic mating
They're not mating are they?
communication mouths happens
As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut.