Posted on 07/13/2015 7:56:46 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
An impatient Prince Philip was caught on camera during a photocall for the Battle of Britain and appeared to say: 'Just take the f****** picture.'
The Duke of Edinburgh, 94, seemed to lose patience at how long it was taking for the photographs to be taken at the RAF Club today.
In the clip, he repeatedly said 'just take it' and gesturing before dropping the f-word, after which laughter is heard...
In the courtyard below, six veterans of the pivotal conflict looked to the sky as Spitfires and Hurricanes - two of the aircraft they used to defeat the Luftwaffe - flew in formation over the Mall.
The aircraft were joined by their modern counterparts, Typhoon jets, which produced a deafening roar...
Prince Philip is known for being the most gaffe-prone member of the Royal Family, not shy of expressing his uncensored and often politically incorrect opinion on a variety of subjects...
Navy sea cadet instructor Elizabeth Rendle, 24, who works in a bar, was asked 'Is it a strip club?' by the Prince.
She said: 'It was a joke and I didn't take any offence,' after the blunder in Exeter, Devon, in March 2010.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I don’t know that it was a “bizarre” outburst. The man is 94, he’s had a lot of medical procedures in the past year. he had a serious urinary tract and kidney infection, and probably can’t hold his water longer than any other man of that age. I have no doubt he was uncomfortable, perhaps in pain. Just take the effing picture!
“I guess when you get that age, you are given pass and get away with being a little crochety and cantankerous at times.”
Well, it doesn’t hurt to be married to a queen, either. It’s good to be royalty.
British Royal Family Tree (849-2013) King Alfred to Elizabeth II
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