At
86 years of age, and with rumours about his health now making front
page
headlines due to the revelation that he's suffering a heart problem
which it's alleged has become increasingly worse, Prince Philip could be
forgiven for deciding it's time to retire to the
country.
Thankfully, though, it would seem he has no intention of leaving the
public stage
just yet, as revealed by a recent meeting between the Queen’s irrepressible husband of almost sixty years and a British Parliamentarian.
With no official constitutional role except to support his wife in her role as monarch, Prince
Philip actually enjoys more freedom than many within the Royal Family.
And so it was that he momentarily made clear his view about the outlook of today’s
Conservatives, the party which enjoyed eighteen years in power with Prime
Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major at the helm before it was defeated in a landslide victory by Tony Blair’s New Labour party in 1997.
Speaking at a recent dinner staged by the Young Britons’ Foundation, Tory MP
Gerald Howarth recalled his brief but unforgettable meeting with Prince Philip.
