Queen threw shoes and a racket at Prince Philip during argument on Australian tour

The normally diplomatic Queen reportedly pegged tennis shoes and a racket at Prince Philip during a royal row on their Australian tour.

It appears even the Queen gets peeved by her husband.

In the newly released biography Prince Philip Revealed, author Ingrid Seward writes of a right royal dust-up between Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip while they were on a tour of Australia in 1954.

The couple, who wed in 1947, were afforded a rare weekend off during their tour but were trailed by a camera crew filming a documentary about their tour.

According to the book, a camera operator was horrified to see Philip charging out of the couple’s chalet, “followed by a flying pair of tennis shoes and a racket and a very angry Queen shouting for him to come back. Then the indignant Queen grabbed hold of her husband and dragged him back inside.”

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pictured on the way to the Adelaide War Memorial where they laid a wreath during their Australian tour in 1954. Picture: Popperfoto/Getty Images

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There was a stunned silence before the royal press secretary strode over and told the crew to shut off the cameras or they would be arrested, according to the book. The offending film was reportedly handed over and given to the monarch.

The Queen reportedly came out to meet the crew and thanked them for the film.

“I am sorry for that little interlude,” she said, according to the book. “But as you know it happens in every marriage. Now, what would you like me to do?”.

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The pair reportedly had an almighty argument during their Aussie tour. Picture: Popperfoto/Getty Images

The incident was depicted in an episode of Netflix series The Crown with Claire Foy and Matt Smith.

Seward writes that the couple, who have been married 73 years, had their squabbles through the years.

Philip could be “very tough” on the Queen and frequently called her a “bloody fool and accused her of talking rubbish,” Seward claims.

The Queen, perhaps used to being diplomatic, “seldom answered back but would change the subject and started talking in riddles that would divert him as he tried to figure out what she was talking about,” the book says.

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The Queen and Prince Philip have been married for 73 years. Picture: Steve Parsons/Press Association via Getty Images

Philip, who turned 99 in June, retired from royal duties in 2017. The Queen, who is 94, carried out her first public engagement since Britain’s coronavirus lockdown last week where she visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory with her grandson Prince William.

This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been reproduced here with permission