Royal prank that annoyed the Queen

Prince William has revealed the signature prank pulled frequently by his late grandfather Prince Philip, which used to get him in “a lot of trouble” with Queen Elizabeth.

Prince William has revealed the signature prank pulled frequently by his late grandfather Prince Philip, which used to get him in “a lot of trouble” with the Queen.

In a preview for the BBC documentary Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers – which features interviews with members of the royal family – William said that his grandfather’s trick involved a tub of mustard.

“He used to take the lid off and put it in your hands … and then he’d squish your hands together to fire the mustard onto the ceiling,” he said.

“He used to get in a lot of trouble from my grandmother for covering most of the places we had lunch and things with mustard on the ceiling … He enjoyed those jokes, he enjoyed messing around the children and being a grandfather.”

Queen Elizabeth was not impressed by a royal prank. Picture: AFP

The Queen and the late Prince Philip, pictured in 2014. Picture: Getty Images

The mustard prank memory was also shared by William’s cousin, Zara Tindall.

“I can’t remember exactly what he says but he ends up slamming your hands together … It goes all over the ceiling,” she said, while her brother Peter Phillips added: “I actually think the marks are still there.”

Prince Philip died in April this year, aged 99.

William also revealed that the Queen and Prince Philip had secretly “loved” awkward moments during their public engagements.

“They’ve lived a life where everything has to go right the whole time and so when things go wrong, they both chuckle an awful lot,” William said. “Everyone else gets mortally embarrassed. They love it.”

In another preview for the documentary, Prince Charles declared that his late father “adored barbecuing” and was always the person in charge of the grill.

“And if I ever tried to do it he … I could never get the fire to light or something ghastly, so [he’d say]: ‘Go away!’”

William also weighed in on his grandfather’s cooking skills.

“Every barbecue that I’ve ever been on, the Duke of Edinburgh has been there cooking,” William said.

“He’s definitely a dab hand at the barbecue … I can safely say there’s never been a case of food poisoning in the family that’s attributed to the Duke of Edinburgh.” Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers will air in the UK on BBC One.

MEGHAN RETURNS TO WORK

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to travel to New York for their first public trip since stepping back from royal duties and moving to California.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend Global Citizen Live at Central Park’s Great Lawn on Saturday (local time) to discuss the importance of achieving global vaccine equity.

Earlier this year, the pair acted as campaign chairs of Vax Live — a fundraising concert put on by Global Citizen that raised about $1.9 million ($A2.6 million) to buy Covid-19 jabs for those in poorer nations.

It also marks a return to work for Prince Harry and Meghan since the birth of their daughter Lilibet in May, but their trip won’t be strictly business.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to travel to New York for their first public trip since moving to California. Picture: AFP

Friends told the New York Post the Duke and Duchess can’t wait to explore the Big Apple in the “romantic fall”.

Sources also told the publication the pair are not expected to bring six-month-old Lilibet, and their son Archie, 2, with them.

Instead, the children are expected to stay at home in Montecito, California.

Meanwhile, Kate Middleton showed off her adventurous side as she visited the RAF Air Cadets’ Windermere Adventure Training Centre.

The Duchess of Cambridge, who is Honorary Commandant of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets in the Lake District, where she tried out abseiling and mountain biking.

Itelouwa Odipe, 13, spoke to her as she waited to try abseiling.

“She was about to abseil and I was next in line so she asked me if I wanted to go before her. I was a bit scared so I said no,” he said, according to the Independent.

“She said if I did she would meet me down there.”

Kate Middleton rode a mountain bike as she visited the RAF Air Cadets at their Windermere Adventure Training Centre. Picture: AFP

The Duchess of Cambridge also tried out abseiling. Picture: Getty Images

After he decided not to take part, Kate told him her experience “was really good’ and that he should try it.

“I think she was very kind,” he added. “Even though she is a royal highness she still does things normal humans do.”

The Duchess donned a hard hat and safety equipment before switching her outfit to travel in the steam boat the Osprey from Wray Castle.

Kate Middleton travelled in a steam boat with two of the “Windermere Children” — holocaust survivors who started new lives in the Lakes District in 1945. Picture: AFP

The Duchess speaks to 'Windermere Boy' Ike Alter and his partner Diane Stoller. Picture: AFP

She was joined by two of the “Windermere Children”, a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors who started new lives in the Lake District in 1945.

They disembarked at the Windermere Jetty Museum and met with relatives of survivors, who spoke about the time their loved ones spent in Cumbria.

“Following the atrocities experienced in the concentration camps in 1945, a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors came here, to the Lake District, to heal from the trauma of their childhood experiences,” Kate wrote on social media.

“This group of children were called the ‘Windermere Children’. I wanted to be able to meet some of the survivors Ike & Arek in person to hear their stories; about how they went on to create their own companies, write a book & to this day, still sneak in the odd round of golf.

“It was so powerful to hear how their time in the Lakes enjoying outdoor recreation, sport and art therapy, allowed them to be able to begin to rebuild their lives and eventually, their families here in the UK.”

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