His sharp-tongued wit may have raised eyebrows, but those on the receiving end of some of Prince Philip’s off-the-cuff remarks have paid warm tribute to him.
Designer Stephen Judge, who was teased by the Duke over his goatee beard, said the encounter had become a badge of honour.
‘To this day, I can remember word-for-word exactly what he said,’ he told The Mail on Sunday. ‘He shook my hand and asked me, “What do you do?” I told him I was a designer and he said, “Well, you are obviously not a hirsute designer.”
Designer Stephen Judge (pictured), was teased by Prince Philip over his goatee beard at a Buckingham Palace in 2009. He said the encounter has become a badge of honour