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Beneath the gaffes, the Duke ran deep – Sydney Morning Herald
The Duke of Edinburgh was famed for his insults. But there was depth to him, too, particularly on wildlife conservation.
It was as if, having spent his life required to walk two steps behind his wife and never being able to become king, he felt compelled to stamp out his personal territory with verbal eruptions.
When refused the right to bestow his surname, Mountbatten, on his own children (theyre all Windsors), he famously complained I am nothing but a bloody amoeba.
Another bloody horse race: Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth arrive at Royal Ascot by carriage, 2011. Credit:Alastair Grant/AP
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