Should we write to Prince Philip?
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BBC said:
Philip rails against TV controls
The Duke of Edinburgh has attacked the complexity of television sets and remote controls, giving a rare glimpse of life inside the Windsor household.
Prince Philip said the quality of design had in some areas declined, and he picked televisions as an example.
Harking back to an age when televisions were simple, he said: "To work out how to operate a TV set you practically have to make love to the thing."
You had to lie on the floor with a torch and magnifying glass, he said.
The duke was speaking in an interview celebrating the 50th anniversary of a Design Council prize in his name.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8300524.stmThe Duke of Edinburgh has attacked the complexity of television sets and remote controls, giving a rare glimpse of life inside the Windsor household.
Prince Philip said the quality of design had in some areas declined, and he picked televisions as an example.
Harking back to an age when televisions were simple, he said: "To work out how to operate a TV set you practically have to make love to the thing."
You had to lie on the floor with a torch and magnifying glass, he said.
The duke was speaking in an interview celebrating the 50th anniversary of a Design Council prize in his name.
I reckon there are more than a few people on here who think like this bloke. Does he walk amongst us? Should we write to Buck House to advise him of our existence
Edited by Rude-boy on Saturday 10th October 17:06
6655321 said:
Vipers said:
If he dont like it, go home........
This is the same Phillip with a host of well earned medals on his chest for action in the Royal Navy? I think he's entitled to his opinion, thanks very much. "After leaving Gordonstoun in 1939, Prince Philip joined the Royal Navy, graduating the next year from the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, as the top cadet in his course. He was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1940. Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies, protecting convoys of the Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean. After shorter postings totalling two months on HMS Kent, HMS Shropshire and in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), he was transferred from the Indian Ocean to the battleship HMS Valiant in the Mediterranean Fleet. Amongst other engagements, he was involved in the Battle of Crete, was mentioned in despatches for his service during the Battle of Cape Matapan, and was awarded the Greek War Cross of Valour. Duties of lesser glory included stoking the boilers of the troop transport ship RMS Empress of Russia."
Respect.
ks our Queen on the floor with a magnifying glass.
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