Prince Philip's tourism rant - page 2

27-10-2008 14:00

She said: "I think the prince was charming and very funny. He had a twinkle in his eye and I thought he was very handsome. As a younger man, I'm sure he was very good-looking."The prince went on to crack another joke when he was talking to expert Maja Oven, who spoke to him about her idea to form meeting points in cities for people to discuss ideas.The prince reportedly replied: "They call those supermarkets, don't they?"The comments are the latest in a string of gaffes by the prince.He once said to a British student in China: "If you stay here much longer, you will go home with slitty eyes."Philip also asked Australian Aborigines if they still "throw spears at each other" and said to a Scottish driving instructor: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?"A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'We would never discuss anything Prince Philip might have said.'