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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1959.
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THE CROWDED LIFE OF THE QUEEN'S HUSBAND
THE MAN
WITH
HIS HANDS
FULL...
PRINCE PHILIP
THEY crowd in......memories of Prince Philip from men and women of all sorts to build up a vivid, unforgettable picture of the Man Behind The Throne......Memories like these:
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He was just like a brother to me. He was very homely and you could tell him things you couldn't tell the other Royals. On honeymoon at Birkhall, near Balmoral, he was persuaded to brave snow and drift to shoot an old hind.
FUND-RAISER: Prince Philip shakes hands by the hundred. This one belongs to Elizabeth Taylor The occasion was a charity film premiere in London-one of the many functions which he attends as part of his work.
by his friends
vislied the sizle
the
One place where you really is in the get to know a man barber's chalr, and ceptionally charming..
ale hadn't any malable cloths : for people not on top of the
surprise. we bullt the so hent to my cottage Le 15%
always found the of the midnight show
1
As i whiskas
In
if eculd lend him anything.
I lent him
of felt for Be Clubs around a sketch lengings and army puttee Bol in which Peter Cavanagh I'd worn in the first work wor person.fed the Duke giving his
round-the-world lectuge and off he went in them.
TV.
Maybe he has ju- a wee bit of temper, but you'd never be able to er hin a Ferep stuck up. Wille Edwards. Jarnier Buttarul ghillie.
Prince Philip laughed leuds than anyone else.
in the intervel, David Nixon, en behalf of the stars presented the Duke with two "magician's uthis for the Royal children. the Duke couldn't, watt Ard
home before opening the
Helen Cordet, the TV Stzt, has known Prince Philip since they were children. She recalls: to put our day in boxes, He turned up Paris where I was living, He was just a lieutenant In Navy un leave, lle telephoned and asked me put to tea, al the Ritz.
ile appeared on a woman's bleycle with a large bul buar ing its owner's aane tuttering from the back.
1 fried to harry w a car from the Greek Embday." e "-ex- plained, "hat they didn't have one to spare. Sa friend's secre- targ lent me her bikt.'
Interrupted
He once interrupted a tour of ecminent on a Brixton club to the strong smell of fish and coming from a nearby chips frying clown. "Smells so templ- ing," he said.
Mike Parker slipped out to get a bag of fish and chips which the Duke cheerfully sampled as he left the club to get into his ear.
Once he quarrles near my home.
As we were driving up prince was waving one hand to the cheering crowds and in his other band he held his shoe,
"These shoes are a disgrace," he said, "I have to get a new Fair soon. Look! I've got a huge
hole in this one."
1 what the thought.
couldn't help wandering crews would have
λ few days after the no- ouncement of his engagement to Princess Elizabeth 1 attended
Buckingham a garden party at
'sicce.
They are always on their own -no chauffeurs, na detectives, The Duke and the Queen gather the wood for the fire ond the Cuke lights it. I've seen hin have a bit of trouble light- ing it, but he won't be beaten.
The They have a barbecue. Duke does most of the cooking -fowl and game and seems to enjoy it.
at Loch When they're up Muick the Duke is the life and soul of the party.
liv
I have Duke
ex-
very
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is very friendly, natural. He always hus a cheery
nile for
"Good" mr and
How's. Topput. morning, business? He's very easy to please. No fuss. No hother,
His hair rather difficult to manage, he doesn't ke using grease on
very
One, and
not
about
He's kindly and considerate
more he's And what's man and, though sometimes he
always very In the east worried looks severe, he's considerate and puts me ni my losing his hair.
Some
years ago I had an Cilge.
The Duke and the Queen's
old cccentric
barber named one another develion to
1s Mux-a Russion refugee way they very obvious-the
their working for me. other and look at ench
Shortly after Prince Philip's Princess manner Lowards cach olker.
engagement to Princess
I was topped on the shoulder and told "Prince Philip wants to speak to you."
"Michael, I want you to meet
he sald. Elizabeth.
And turning to the
he said: "Darling, shew Michael And the children are very fond beih had been announced your engagement ring." Blushing, of him, she did so.
Emake
During the recent Games, Prince Philip stayed at iny heme. His personal standard was broken from my fog-pole.
A member of, the Australien team sald to me give you
£100 for that flag.
said, " belings to Duke. You can't possibly have evening I told Prince what had happened. Philip
why "But, Michael," he said" didn't you say 'yes'? I could do
We'd been out ptarmigan
had After tea said to by shooting in Lechinger, t underground. Philip said: "Hight, been a long, tough day, fonds of I'll mee you". He leapt on to ruin and a near-gale feree wind
started for home cue the bike and vanked.
of the chilies whispered to me: "Well, the Diky won't want to " Eo pleon-shooting tonight!"
I just won the rice. And I'll never forget the speel.ce nt the tall ye man, on the tiny wo- m's bike pedalling at break- neck speed long the Camps Elysees.
Mentrour, qu Next, Andren American theatrical ræventive. jund-raising who arrators events for the London Federa- fich Hon of Boys' Clubs Prince Philip is president.
Working with Prince Philip, ist t sumulating-sometimes
exhausting-"xperience,
He has so much energy that his daily session of squash the Palace is not so much a
let off steam.
At
means to
As we
Just then the Duke come up to me. Well, Pearl, it's a good night to ge pigeon-hcoting, he
said.
I
That
with £100."
the
the
He is a man dedicated to the And after ter, off we went. Commonwealth and his job. James Pearl, head gamekeeper,
Birkhall,
think the Queen's the I luckiest woman in the world to have him at her side.
Even if he hadn't married the Queen I am convinced that he tate Queen Mary, her often would have been force in the entertained the Duke. He says: world. In the
Sir Michael Duff of Varmot, Banger, Wales, a godson of Die
Prince Philip
The Man
Prince came in for
Eliza-
the
SCO you're
a haircut and old Max greeted him, 'Good
Sir, morning.
do yourself Some They say the boy is father #oing to
Good.
We were horrifled. But the back to Prince Philip's Prince must have understood schooldays at Gordonstous.
to the man.
..So wo flash-
First, Susanne Lachman, music teacher;
that old Max meant no harm, and said for he just laughed
member
Prince Philip is a of the Lord's Taverners, the lovers club drawn cricket mainly from show businear folls, Martin Boddey, a founder mem
ber, says:
For me Prince Philip will al- 'Yes, Max, I am. ways be the memory of a won- dertul golden head. It was in a pantomime about a little girl
where a who had wandered into a wood savage bear Ilved. Philip was one of three brave boys who had to rescue her.
He was supposed to be hild- ing belund
a bush, keeping watch on the bear. But his Curiosity got the better of him and his golden lioir kept appear-
over the bush. IDE
1 was playing the violin in
has part late
Britain
Prince
I was
called to Clarence House in July, 1980 to explain about the Taverners. Suddenly Prince Philip asked me what I wanted him to do about the club.
"You could be our Pres
no."
01
he
be
J want Fay Over
"What are his duties?" asked the Duke.
"He's the keenest man in the side, but never gets a game," I sold.
sho "He runs doesn't feel up to it after lunch, looks after the scorebcok, and carries the baggage."
for anyone
The Duke smiled. He srid: "Til take the job,"
Duke's 1051, the
Overseas
Since then he has taken a "I am guing
activilles, close inte.cst in our has been a called him to play as the First front of the stage and I kept dent," I said. "Oh,
trying to sigant him to hide that Enid. pucat el my house quite a few Gentleman of
president. of anything
and attended mest of cur blg blond mop, but he wouldn't.
.it, have times he just drops in by Philip has proved superlative the end gave it up to run
events, plane!
Mrs June Taylor of Balmord; could hardly piny for laughing policy, take the meetings and Towards the ente the Ideal house guest. He is en
all that. And I haven't time to
in Canadian tour He drives through a comenillee
The Dake is a real family
ht business He's so gay and easy. No bother
Prince take on any more jobs, But I'd Торрст, big
club'e bow with agenda
I have scen him bont- quickly pos
Bike have some.
Martin Beddey. efficiency-perhaps too
Stagelig black the life
•NG 59999 part in your Ile-usedio come to my club. "Priter" Charles-how-to-cast-a-
le Bond Street shop when
"Well, our Arst eleven He's really very patient By.
was Just Lieutenant Bidunt already recruited," I said, "but with the children. He and thin Queen come with their questi batten, now I go to the palace you could always be the tivelfth
.to him.
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'I' sont throu to Canuda, che lo the Duke, one to Mike Parker, and one to B.B.C commentator John Sucere, cur President that year.
TV.
JQuizzol
THE SPORTSMAN: "I don't recall that he was parti- cularly good at sport, He was cricket captain because
of his natural leadership rather than skill."
They received them on the day the Royal Party was due to sall home.
As Snagge was preparing for dinner on beard he got a inzssage To report to the Duke's cabin "properly dressed, and wearing a Taverners' bow to."
Snagge fenred he was due for a leg-full but went to the Duke's cabin. The Duke and Parker were standing to attention, side by side-wearing their Taver- Tera' ties, ready for inspection by their President.
Famous Dancer Marge Cham- pon, in Hollywood. tells of a chivalrous episode!
baby. And he gave me £10 when he left John Attard,
The old King used to use Sandringham
A place where he could relax. The Duke comes here for business Dy well.
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He's Improved the estate thec's more machinery and more modern methods. He likes to do things for hinseif.
He tractor
has had a go on F
and drove 4 bull- dozer on rough land which was being tied up.
Considering he came here 23 scr.ething of a green- hand, he has learned a lot. placc never used to bui I think it must now. It's got the feel of a well-run estate-Jack Clarke, Sandringham farm foreman......
I happened in Washington. This when Secretary of Staley, Foster Duller Was enter- taining for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
My husband, Gower, and 1 were asked to dance for the party. We were dancing County Fair.
Then
one of my shoulder- straps broke. A low bars later the record strap wen--and 1 went.
Gower said: "Margs and her straps have parted company. I'm afraid we must do so now."
At home
I was appointed,
be:ause
we had planned to do four uur. bers, and it was Impossible to repair the straps In Ume.
Bul
re- next morning. I ceived a note, with abeculiful white cred.
The note said: “The Queen and I both enjoyed your dancing enormously.
This is just to expreso sympathy on
Philip."
our
your mishap
I have it fromed now,
I think Prince Philip is one of the most handsome, charming
1
have and delightful mu met,"
JUST
FANCY
THAT
ELVIS,
foot-high monkey
mascot of the Vypers SKIMO Group, who appears with them on the stage and TV, broke out of lua cage recently.
He strammaod a few notes on the guitar belonging to his master, Johnny Martin, smasked the window of their fat in Eccleston Square, Victoria, and rwung into the sircel,
A policeman from next door gave chase, and in Cambridge Street four
constables more arrived by car as reinforcements. Elvis, squealing and pawing playfully at them, dodged them every time-until one constable trod on us lead.
My job
the was rowing Duke to and from his ship in
the my boat. Ile never used ship's boat, When his ship Chequers was sing for a Venice
yelled: cruise, he on, John, rel your roat aboard. We are taking it to Vealer and you, too.' Whenever he saw mo rabore
"Come
he would stop his car and say: "Where are you going? Get in." He was gene:cus. He gave us clothes when my wife had a
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