Prince Harry recalls Prince Philip’s hilariously inappropriate video call etiquette

Prince Philip was admired for many traits throughout the years, especially his candid personality and loyal support of his late wife, Queen Elizabeth II. Yet, he was also known for being grumpy and impatient, with a sharp sense of humour that his grandson, Prince Harry, found particularly endearing.

During a previous appearance on an episode of The Late, Late Show, the Duke of Sussex couldn’t help but laugh as he spoke to host James Cordon about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s eccentricities.

Prince Harry was participating in a special segment of the show, where he spoke about his grandparents a year after he quit royal life and decamped to Montecito, California with his wife Meghan.

During the segment, Prince Harry shared how he kept in touch with his royal relatives through Zoom, an online meeting platform and revealed that both his grandparents used the platform frequently to chat with his family and watch his son, Prince Archie playing in the background.

However, the Prince laughed as he told Cordon his grandfather did not get the hang of ending Zoom calls politely.

“My grandfather, instead of pressing leave meeting, he just goes ‘duff’,” he said at the time.

Prince Harry then imitated his grandfather abruptly closing down his laptop to end the chat.

This is just one of many hilarious anecdotes that have come to light since Prince Philip died, recently King Charles III revealed the cheeky parting shot the Duke made over the phone just hours before his passing on April 9, 2021 at the magnificent age of 99.

In a BBC documentary, Charles recalls speaking to his frail father over the phone and discussing the Duke’s upcoming 100th birthday celebrations.

Charles was compelled to raise his voice so his father could hear him and said, “We’re talking about your birthday! And whether there’s going to be a reception!”

Still sharp as a razor the Duke retorted swiftly off the bat, “Well, I’ve got to be alive for it, haven’t I?”

Charles remembers the call fondly in the documentary, “I told him ‘I knew you’d say that!’”.

Another comment from Charles centres around the benefits of having young parents, particularly his father.

“He was marvellous at arranging silly games. I mean, the fun of having obviously young parents was… there were lots of chasing around and mad things,” he said.