The Duke of Edinburgh rejected rumours of affairs (PA)
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But those close to Philip always insisted claims of affairs were untrue.
Even the duke himself strongly rejected the rumours, and bemoaned the press’s perception of his female friends.
Philip with his former private secretary, Lieutenant-Commander Mike Parker, who insisted the duke was 100% faithful to the Queen (PA)
“As far as I’m concerned, every time I talk to a woman, they say I’ve been to bed with her – as if she had no say in the matter,” he once told broadcaster Jeremy Paxman.