{"id":228110,"date":"2026-05-12T02:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228110\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T02:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:45:23","slug":"prince-philip-thought-queen-elizabeths-biggest-passion-was-infuriating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228110\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Philip Thought Queen Elizabeth’s Biggest Passion Was “Infuriating”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queen Elizabeth<\/a> famously called Prince Philip<\/a> \u201cher strength and stay<\/a>,\u201d and despite being vastly different people, the couple\u2019s 73-year marriage<\/a> served as a strong example to her children and grandchildren. However, that doesn\u2019t mean the late Queen shared the same interests as her husband\u2014or that he was a huge fan of hers.<\/p>\n

In his biography Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait<\/a>, author and friend of the Royal Family Gyles Brandreth wrote that \u201cPhilip regularly boosted the Queen\u2019s morale by telling her how lovely she looked and how well she was doing.\u201d But Brandreth added that the two \u201chad separate hobbies and enthusiasms\u201d over the course of their marriage.<\/p>\n

Noting that Queen Camilla<\/a> and King Charles<\/a> \u201chave more in common<\/a>\u201d than the late Queen and Prince Philip, he wrote that the late Duke of Edinburgh \u201cfound his wife\u2019s corgis infuriating.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Princess Diana<\/a>‘s former butler, Paul Burrell, also worked for the late Queen in the early days of his career. In his second memoir, The Royal Insider, he weighed in on Prince Philip’s opinion on the corgis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike many animal lovers, The Queen liked having her dogs in the bedroom\u2014even in bed with her. Prince Philip, who did share a bed with his wife, was not so keen and would mumble about ‘those bloody dogs’,\u201d Burrell wrote.<\/p>\n

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As for the late Queen\u2019s equestrian pursuits, Prince Philip might have been a competitive carriage driver<\/a>, but \u201cdid not share her passion for horse racing,\u201d Brandreth wrote. One of the biggest events on Queen Elizabeth\u2019s calendar was Royal Ascot<\/a>, and she would attend multiple days of the British horse racing spectacle. The late Duke of Edinburgh<\/a>, however, wasn\u2019t as enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Royal Ascot he would do his duty, accompanying the Queen along the course in her open carriage, but once they were there, he would either race back to Windsor Castle<\/a> by car or disappear into a room at the back of the Royal Box to watch the cricket,\u201d the author revealed.<\/p>\n

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However, as Prince Philip himself once told Brandreth, the late Queen took it all in stride. \u201cShe is infinitely tolerant,\u201d the Duke of Edinburgh said, \u201cand forgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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