My comment to SWMBO was "Get him a chair", but admire him enormously. Met him twice. The second was at the Princess Royal's 50th birthday bash at Windsor. (She is Patron of the "Royal" Yacht Club of which I was Secretary). HRH approaches group I was in and people start to introduce myself. I was next when Prince Philip say " I know you, we met at RAF Wyton". That had been several years earlier, and my comment to an equerry "That was a good brief" met with the response - "No brief, he never forgets a face". maybe something to do with having taken him to the Nursery School first. Did not know rug rabbits were not his favourite, but then only had 5 days notice of the visit. Remember when the Royals were getting flak about not supporting our boys in the Gulf