| Why Prince Philip was left speechless in South America |
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| Written by Joanne Leyland | |||||||
| Sunday, 06 November 2005 | |||||||
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Why was that doyen of tact and diplomacy Prince Philip left speechless at a glittering state dinner in South America? As with everything the Royal Family do, the grand dinner had been planned down to the very last detail.The Queen was wearing her finest couture evening dress and had raided the priceless royal jewels collection to make sure of the impact she made at the state banquet, held during a tour of Brazil in 1968. Everything was going oh-so-well until Prince Philip found himself talking to a Brazilian general. "Where did you get all the medals?" enquired the Queen's husband. "From the War" replied the General, politely. "I didn't know Brazil was in the war that long" came Philip's reply. "At least, Sir, I didn't get them from marrying my wife!". Comment on this article
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