Prince Philip's TV Moan

2 months ago 27th Aug 14:00

Britain's Prince Philip is being pursued to appear on an UK TV show.

Anne Robinson - who will return as the presenter of 'Watchdog', which helps consumers who have complaints about businesses, next month - is keen to line up the cantankerous 88-year-old royal.

Anne told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "I think my Aunty Betty in Birkdale will love it if someone like the Duke of Edinburgh is making the complaint. Apparently he adores the show."

I think my Aunty Betty in Birkdale will love it if someone like the Duke of Edinburgh is making the complaint. Apparently he adores the show.

Anne has high hopes for the relaunch of the show, admitting viewers are in for some special treats.

She said: "I'm persuading many well-known names to come and make their complaints personally."

Philip would be perfectly placed to go on the programme and air some gripes.

He is well known for his outspoken comments, and hit headlines earlier this week after mocking a Buckingham Place garden party guest's beard.

Upon hearing the goatee-sporting man was a designer, Philip said: "Well, you didn't design your beard too well, did you?

"You really must try better with your beard."

Commenting about the state of unemployment in 1981, he said: "Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed."

While chatting to a driving instructor in Scotland, he queried: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?"