Prince Philip's final phone call to King Charles revealed
Prince Philip was known for his quick wit and sense of humour, and now his family have shared their favourite moments with him in the BBC documentary Prince Philip: The Family Remembers.
In the documentary, King Charles revealed the cheeky remarks the Duke made in their final phone call just hours before his passing on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99.
Charles recalled discussing the Duke's upcoming 100th birthday celebrations and having to raise his voice so his father could hear him better, saying: “We’re talking about your birthday! And whether there’s going to be a reception!”
The Duke quipped: “Well, I’ve got to be alive for it, haven’t I?”
King Charles fondly shared what he said to his father's cheeky remark, “I told him ‘I knew you’d say that!'”.
In another part of the documentary, the monarch recalled the benefits of having young parents.
“He was marvellous at arranging silly games. I mean, the fun of having obviously young parents was… there were lots of chasing around and mad things," he said.
Prince William also shared some of his fond memories with his late grandfather, recalling the pranks they used to pull together, and one of them being squirting mustard all over the ceiling - much to the Queen’s annoyance.
“He used to take the lid off [the tube] and put it in your hands … and then he’d squish your hands together to fire the mustard onto the ceiling," William said.
“He used to get in a lot of trouble from my grandmother,” he added.
William’s cousins, Princess Anne’s children Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, also remembered the same prank.
“He gets you to hold it in your hands and I can’t remember exactly what he says — but he ends up slamming your hands together… it goes all over the ceiling,” Zara said.
Her brother Peter added: “I actually think the marks are still there.”
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