OHMYGOSSIP — A former ‘Big Brother’ contestant tried to convince tourists she was Duchess Catherine.
Lisa Appleton – who, at 48, is 14 years older than Prince William’s wife – introduced herself to people outside royal residence Buckingham Palace as the duchess, much to the bemusement of visitors from as far away as Dallas, Texas, in video footage shared on the MailOnline.
But while her glamorous appearance may have gone some way towards tricking some of the baffled passers by, Lisa’s lack of royal knowledge quickly let her down as she forgot the names of Catherine and William’s children, Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, 19 months.
Despite Lisa’s efforts being shot down outside the palace, she insisted she is frequently mistaken for the glamorous royal, who was known as Kate Middleton before her marriage.
She said: “I actually got stopped by a woman who said, ‘Was I Kate?’ I was in Chester. In a bar.
“The older generation, like pensioners, do think I am either Catherine Zeta Jones of Kate Middleton.”
Lisa got engaged to long-term partner Mario Marconi in the ‘Big Brother’ house in 2008, but their marriage ended in 2013, and she admitted she hit “rock bottom” when their union collapsed and her fame waned.
She reflected: “I had suicidal thoughts, I hit rock bottom.
“After Big Brother and all the success, I lost it all. I was signing on in Warrington, I was on benefits and I was living on about £30 a week. My marriage was breaking down. I couldn’t get any work.
“It was at a time when every knew who I was. I was all over the internet. It was very overwhelming. I had people coming up to me all the time. I even had a stalker who followed me around. I was having a hard time dealing with the fame side of things.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Duchess Camilla has praised Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ for being the “soundtrack” to her life.
The 69-year-old duchess gave a speech at a Buckingham Palace event marking the 70th anniversary of the radio show, which aims to offer a “female perspective on the world”, and hailed it as a “living social history”.
She said: “Like so many of us, I grew up with ‘Woman’s Hour’ – it was part of the soundtrack to my life.
“It is a living social history charting the changing attitudes to women as well as the changing attitudes of women themselves.
“It is a huge pleasure to acknowledge this magnificent milestone.”
Camilla – who is married to Prince Charles – went on to say the origins of the programme as being a show for housewives have been “left far behind”.
She added: “So it’s not surprising that the number of listeners is higher than ever and that its audience is made up of both women and men.”
Camilla mingled with a number of guests, including Baroness Karren Brady, model Twiggy, outspoken feminist Germaine Greer, and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge Darcey Bussell.
Earlier this week, Camilla and Charles unveiled their official Christmas card.
Clarence House gave royal fans a sneak peak at the couple’s seasonal greeting, which features the pair on the front, on its official Twitter account.
The royals – who got married in 2005 – have seemingly put a lot of thought into their festive mini poster this year as they’ve picked out a special photograph of them during their Spring tour to the Western Balkans and Croatia.
The sweet shot, which sees them surrounded by the locals in their traditional national costumes while at the Cultural Heritage Festival in Osijek, Croatia, where the group performed a dance, was surrounded by a red border.
The message reads: “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle bought a Christmas tree this week.
The 32-year-old prince and his actress girlfriend – who he has been dating for around four months – surprised staff when they paid a visit to Pines and Needles in Battersea Park, south London, on Monday (12.12.16) and walked away with a 6ft Nordman fir.
Sam Lyle – who set up the stall with his brother Josh in 1996 – said: “We have looked after some of Britain’s highest profile names for nearly 20 years but you could have heard a pin drop – or a needle – when Prince Harry and Meghan walked into the store.
“They were completely charming together and blissfully unaware that our jaws had hit the floor. They chose a gorgeous Nordmann Fir and walked away after exchanging Christmas pleasantries.
“We hope we can add them to our list of illustrious names who buy from us each and every year. There would certainly be a rush from our staff should they ask us to decorate it, too!”
However, staff serving the couple only recognised the ‘Suits’ actress at first.
“They came in at about 8.30pm last night.
“Prince Harry was with Meghan and hilariously the staff only recognised Meghan at first – they were so excited to have the girl from ‘Suits’ there. It wasn’t particularly cold but they were gloved and hatted out.
“The Christmas tree shop is in Battersea park so we’ve no idea if they were just passing – it’s not too far from Kensington Palace, or whether they came specifically. It’s a gorgeous atmosphere, so Christmassy, with carollers, it’s very beautiful.”
The couple spent around 15 minutes browsing before they chose and paid £59.05 for their tree, and donated an extra £1 to charity, and are thought to have taken it back to Nottingham Cottage, Harry’s home at Kensington Palace.
A source said: “They arrived in a car and picked up a tree – they were there for about 15 minutes browsing and then having a look, then they selected their tree and Harry carried it on his shoulder once it was netted up, back to the car.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Erin McNaught is good friends with Princess Beatrice.
The 34-year-old model has struck up a bond with the 28-year-old royal – who is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth – after she and her husband Example, whose real name is Elliott Gleave, went out to dinner with her in London.
Speaking on Australia’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Monday (12.12.16), she said: “We’ve been out for dinner with Princess Beatrice… in London you really do just hang out with people. She’s really lovely, really ambitious girl.”
And Beatrice’s friendship with the model will unlikely sit well with her father Prince Andrew as he recently asked his mother to help improve the status of Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie, 26, as well as their partners, because he doesn’t want his grandchildren to be viewed as lower class “commoners”.
Speaking about the reason behind the Duke of York’s plan in Ephraim Hardcastle’s column in the Daily Mail newspaper, a source said: “His daughters’ children will be commoners, defined as one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty.”
However, the Royal convention ensures all of the monarch’s children claim the title Her Royal Highness, which is then subsequently inherited by her grandchildren, who are born to her sons.
And if Beatrice or Eugenie marry non-aristocrats or to anyone who is not considered a royal and decide to have a family, their children will have no right to the title, which Andrew doesn’t agree with.
This news comes after a recent discussion over whether Andrew’s daughters – who are seventh and eighth in line to the throne – should be given full-time royal duties, to be funded by tax payers and to reside in the apartments at Kensington Palace.
Although Andrew is in favour of allowing his brood more prominent roles within the Royal family, Prince Charles – who has sons Prince William and Prince Harry – reportedly disapproves of the request.
And it has been reported the 90-year-old monarch was undecided how to settle the dispute, and she has passed it on to her private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, to come up with a solution.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Queen Elizabeth attended her cousin’s funeral on Monday (12.12.16).
The 90-year-old monarch and her husband Prince Philip – who rarely attend funerals except for the royal family – joined mourners, including the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park yesterday to say goodbye to Margaret Rhodes.
The monarch, who was dressed all in black, was close friends with Mrs. Rhodes and was spotted gathering with her family before the private funeral service.
Mrs. Rhodes’ funeral comes a year after the queen attended the service for her corgi keeper Nancy Fenwick, who looked after her dogs, at the same chapel.
Mrs. Rhodes – who played with the queen as a child – sadly passed away at the age of 91 on November 25 following a short battle with an illness.
Despite the many decades passing, Mrs. Rhodes and the monarch have remained close friends and they regularly visited one another when they had spare time.
Speaking in 2006, Mrs. Rhodes described how she and the queen used to pretend they were horses when they were youngsters.
She said at the time: “We were circus horses, or riding ponies or anything you like but it involved a lot of neighing, and cantering and galloping.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Princess Diana’s dress has sold at auction for £56,250.
A purple crushed velvet frock worn by the late royal, who tragically passed away in a car accident in Paris, France, in 1997, during an official visit to Lisbon, Portugal, in February 1987 went under the hammer at the KerryTaylor Auctions in London along with two other gowns on Monday (12.12.16) afternoon.
The long-sleeved off-the-shoulder item was undoubtedly the most popular piece as it had bids flying in from all over the place – even online at thesaleroom.com.
The other two dresses – a Caroline Charles tartan woollen frock worn by the princess at the Braemar Highland Games in September 1982 and a Catherine Walker turquoise silk gown she sported in Gisborne, New Zealand, during a royal tour in April 1983 – fetched much lower prices of £6,875 and £5,250.
Anu Menon, director of thesaleroom.com told the Express newspaper: “Diana is the ultimate icon and she is known for her impeccable style and love of fashion.”
This isn’t the first time the purple dress, which is complete with a trained overskirt, inner skirt and a front slit showing just a hint of flesh, has gone to auction as it also was put up in June 1997 to raise money for charity.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla have released their official Christmas card.
Clarence House have given royal fans a sneak peak at the couple’s seasonal card, which features the pair on the front, on its official Twitter account.
The royals – who got married in 2005 – have seemingly put a lot of thought into their festive mini poster this year as they’ve picked out a special photograph of them during their Spring tour to the Western Balkans and Croatia.
The sweet shot, which sees them surrounded by the locals in their traditional national costumes while at the Cultural Heritage Festival in Osijek, Croatia, where the group performed a dance, was surrounded by a red border.
The message reads: “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.”
The pair are no doubt looking forward to winding down over the festive period and seeing their family as they’ve had a busy 12 months over the past year.
And it doesn’t look like their schedule is set to slow down next year either as Charles is keen to get stuck in to the refurbishments at Buckingham Palace.
The 68-year-old prince, who is a huge environmental campaigner, is keen to have solar panels put on the roof to make it environmentally friendly.
It comes following the news that Queen Elizabeth has been urged to foot the bill for the renovations.
A petition of more than 100,000 people was signed demanding the 90-year-old monarch pay for the repairs, which will take 10 years to complete.
The campaign called 38 Degrees is headed up by Mark Johnson, who feels more money should be spent on education and health care rather than the upkeep of the royal residence in London.
He said: “There is a national housing crisis, the NHS is in crisis, austerity is forcing cuts in many frontline services.
“Now the Royals expect us to dig deeper to refurbish Buckingham Palace.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Harry’s girlfriend Meghan Markle has been left with no choice but to “block and report” vicious trolls who send her vile racist messages online.
The brunette beauty – who has been dating the flame-haired prince for eight months – has penned a gut wrenching letter about the abuse she endured on social media over her role as Rachel Zane in US legal drama ‘Suits’.
In the post, which she penned before she started romancing the prince, published via Elle magazine, Meghan said: “I remember the tweets when that first episode of the Zane family aired, they ran the gamut from: ‘Why would they make her dad black? She’s not black’ to ‘Ew, she’s black? I used to think she was hot.’ The latter was blocked and reported.
“The reaction was unexpected, but speaks of the undercurrent of racism that is so prevalent, especially within America.”
The 35-year-old actress – whose father is Caucasian and mother is African-American – also recalled the moment she witnessed her mum Doria being called “the ‘N’ word” and when she was younger “being asked where my mother was since they assumed she was the nanny.”
Although the letter was written before she started romancing Harry, Meghan was also bombarded with horrendous messages when the couple went public.
Shortly after their relationship was revealed six weeks ago, the 32-year-old royal released a statement claiming his lover had been on the receiving end of a “wave of abuse and harassment ” including “outright sexism and racism.”
The statement, released on his behalf by Kensington Palace, said: “Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms Markle should be subjected to such a storm.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Princess Charlotte’s bodyguards have purchased a Christmas present for the royal tot.
The team at Kensington Palace decided to get a framed print, which starts off with the text, Princess Charlotte, The Day You Were Born and contains details about her birth including her weight and her birthstone, which is Taurus as Charlotte, 19-months, was born in May.
The unique gift, which cost around £55, was designed by Lucy Tapper and she received a letter of thanks from Charlotte’s parents, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – who also have three-year-old son Prince George – via their office
Lucy told The Sun newspaper: “It’s very exciting to know that our print will be hanging on Princess Charlotte’s nursery wall.
“We can’t quite say it’s by royal appointment but it is pretty close.
“We received an order from the security team at Kensington Palace for a Day You Were Born print as a gift for Princess Charlotte.
“We sent the print, along with a card and we received a letter of thanks from the office of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.”
This year William and Catherine will join the Queen at Sandringham for the festive period.
And while George and Charlotte will be spoiled with gifts by friends and family, William recently said he wants to teach his children that it is the simpler things in life that are more important.
He recently said: “The materialism of the world I find tricky sometimes. I would like George and Charlotte to grow up being a little bit more simple in their approach and their outlook. I would like them to grow up with more simple aspirations.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Harry is reportedly planning to buy a $27 million home for Meghan Markle.
The 34-year-old royal has only been dating the 35-year-old ‘Suits’ actress for eight months, but it seems things are getting serious between the pair as the flame-haired hunk is believed to be eyeing up the impressive abode.
The property in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles is owned by ‘Legally Blonde’ actress Reese Witherspoon and is hidden away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood and comes with it’s own security features.
A source told Woman’s Day: “It’s hidden from prying eyes and has its own guardhouse for security.
“It’s not as big as the palaces Harry has known all his life, but he’s excited to have somewhere he and Meghan can call home when they visit the US.”
The couple would have plenty of space in the five-bedroom mansion, which is complete with five bathrooms and views of the Pacific Ocean.
There would also been room for the couple’s cars with a two-car garage and plenty of room for guests to park
Reese, 40, originally paid almost half the asking price of $12.7 million, however, the increased price is for the renovation works she carried out on the building, which dates back to 1949.
Meanwhile, Meghan was recently spotted wearing a 14 karat gold necklace with her and the flame-haired royal’s initials on whilst out in Toronto, Canada, which was made by Los Angeles-based designer Maya Brenner.
A spokesman for the company confirmed the actress was in fact wearing one of their pieces.
The couple have also proved their devotion for one another by sporting matching beaded bracelets.
And Harry is said to be “absolutely besotted” with the actress, who he met in May.
A friend of the star said: “It’s just another sign of how head-over-heels he is about her.
“He is absolutely besotted. We’ve never seen him so happy – it’s great.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Meghan Markle has penned an essay addressing social media trolls.
The 35-year-old beauty has opened up about the backlash received over the producers of American TV show ‘Suits’ decision to cast black actor Wendell Pierce to play her on-screen father.
In an essay for Elle UK magazine, she wrote: “I remember the tweets when that first episode of the Zane family aired, they ran the gamut from: ‘Why would they make her dad black? She’s not black’ to ‘Ew, she’s black? I used to think she was hot. I blocked and reported a number of social media users.
“The reaction was unexpected, but speaks of the undercurrent of racism that is so prevalent, especially within America.”
The brunette beauty – who has been dating Prince Harry for eight months – says in order to show she is above online bullies she made the decision to find her own “identity” and she continues to push for positive change when it comes to racism in Hollywood.
She added: “[You can] continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or you find your identity independent of it. You push for colour-blind casting, you draw your own box … you create the identity you want for yourself, just as my ancestors did when they were given their freedom.”
Meghan’s essay comes after her beau Prince Harry slammed trolls for attacking his girlfriend and her family.
The 32-year-old royal said he was “deeply disappointed” that he has not been able to protect Meghan from the “wave of abuse and harassment” she has suffered since their romance was made public.
A statement released by Kensington Palace read: “His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public … the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.
“Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game – it is her life and his.”
Meghan’s relatives were also bombarded with messages and questions after the news of their romance broke.
And the flame-haired royal also insisted he has “never been comfortable” with the curiosity around his love life.
In a statement, the spokesperson added: “Since he was young, Prince Harry has been very aware of the warmth that has been extended to him by members of the public. He feels lucky to have so many people supporting him and knows what a fortunate and privileged life he leads.
“He is also aware that there is significant curiosity about his private life. He has never been comfortable with this, but he has tried to develop a thick skin about the level of media interest that comes with it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Philip once called David Walliams “a nut” for swimming the English Channel.
The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge swam the ice cold sea from Dover in Kent, South East England to France in 2006, and has revealed the 95-year-old royal – who is the Queen’s husband – made the cheeky remark in front of his mother.
Speaking on a new ITV documentary to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards, Walliams, 45, recalled: “It was the year that I swam the Channel and he asked, ‘Is this the nut who swam the channel?’
“And he went, to my mum, ‘Any more nuts in your family?’
“To which my mum said, ‘No, just the one Prince Philip’, as he walked out the door.”
And it’s not the first time the ‘Little Britain’ star’s mum has had a funny encounter with a member of the royal family.
In October, Walliams was at an event at the Royal Academy of Arts to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s contribution to British arts with his parent, and admitted she made the 90-year-old royal think when she informed her they had met 10 years ago.
He previously shared: “My mum said something really funny to her.
“She said, ‘I met you 10 years ago actually.’ And I thought, ‘I’m not sure she’ll remember because the queen has to meet about 500 people a day.’
“I could see the queen thinking, ‘Who is this lady?’
“But then my mum explained that we met her after I swam the Channel and it did seem to ring a bell.
“My mum was particularly happy because we were standing next to Rod Stewart, and Rod was really nice to her and they had a good chat.
“So it was all happening at once. My mum meeting the queen and Rod Stewart at the same time. It doesn’t get better than that.”
The documentary titled ‘When Phillip met Prince Philip: 60 years of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’ airs on ITV at 9pm on Monday (12.12.16).

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Philip is Britain’s “own James Bond”.
The 95-year-old royal – who is the Queen’s husband – has been likened to the fictional secret spy character in the ‘James Bond’ franchise because he is quick witted, has an unbelievable great memory and an “extraordinary” stamina, according to Phillip Schofield.
Speaking about The Duke of Edinburgh, the ITV ‘This Morning’ co-host said: “He has a razor sharp sense of humour, he has a memory like I can’t believe, his stamina is extraordinary, he is like if we had our own James Bond. He was a Commander in the Navy when he was a younger guy, obviously a very attractive guy.”
Phillip has also credited the monarch’s spouse – who has been married to the Queen for almost 70 years – as being the 90-year-old royals “right hand man” and her “rock”.
He continued: “He is the Queen’s right hand man, he is her rock, he’s her foundation and her massive support. He is a man in his own right who has his own interests and passions, which even now at 95 he devours and is fascinated by.”
And the television presenter has hinted the war veteran – who has children Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward as well as Princess Anne – is modest as he doesn’t talk about himself.
He explained: “He doesn’t give interviews and he doesn’t talk about himself.”
And Philip has revealed the down to earth and humble member of the Royal Family was exactly what he imagined him to be like, and “beyond”.
When asked by ‘The One Show’ hosts Matt Baker and Alex Jones whether Philip lived up to his expectations, Phillip said: “Beyond.
“He is what I expected him to be.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Prince Philip is a “remarkable man”, according to Phillip Schofield.
The 95-year-old royal has been credited as an incredible being by ITV’s ‘This Morning’ co-host who followed the Duke Of Edinburgh around for one year to create the forthcoming show ’60 Years of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’, which will air on Monday (12.12.16).
Speaking about Philip on BBC One’s ‘The One Show’ on Thursday (08.12.16, the silverfox said: “He is a remarkable man. He is 95 years old.”
Although the television personality has met the monarch’s husband in the past at various award ceremonies, he has revealed he is more in awe of him because he has witnessed his ability to put people at “ease” with his “risqué” and “inappropriate” remarks.
Phillip explained: “I have met him a couple of times before at awards ceremonies for the D of E [Duke of Edinburgh] and he walks into a room and has a group of youngsters who are all there to get their gold awards, and their shoulders are up because they’re all nervous, and he walks into the room and says something funny, probably a bit risqué, probably a bit inappropriate. And they will all burst out laughing.
“And it is normally said, I think, to put people at ease.”
And Phillip has revealed all of these little moments from the past year feature in the ITV programme, which leaves the audience and onlookers curious as to what Philip – who has sons Prince Charles, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew, and daughter Princess Anne with the Queen – said.
Phillip explained: “And you see all of them moments, where you think ‘What has he said there?'”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Duchess of Cambridge wore the late Princess Diana’s tiara to the annual Diplomatic Reception.
The 34-year-old royal – who is also known as Kate Middleton – attended the annual event, which was held at London’s Buckingham Palace alongside her husband Prince William, his father Prince Charles and grandparents the Queen and Prince Philip, on Thursday night (08.12.16).
The brunette beauty stunned in a red Jenny Packham gown – the fashion designer who also created her unforgettable lace wedding gown – which she paired with a matching red clutch bag and her partner’s late mother’s diamond and pearl Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara to the bash.
This marks the fifth time Catherine has worn an item belonging to Diana, as the first time was on her wedding day five years ago.
Although the event was not the first time Catherine adorned a piece of what would have been her mother-in-law’s headpiece, it marked the first ever occasion a photographer was given permission to photograph the Royal Family at such a private do.
Whilst Catherine stood out in her elegant rouge gown, Prince Charles’ second wife the Duchess of Cornwall – who is also known as Camilla Parker Bowles – appeared to match the British monarch as the pair adorned ivory-coloured gowns with lace detailing, a blue sash and tiaras on top of their curly fair-coloured heads.
The Royal Family have taken to Twitter to showcase their eye-catching garments, and captioned the post: “Tonight The Queen and the Royal Family welcome the world’s ambassadors to #BuckinghamPalace at the annual Diplomatic Reception (sic).”
Meanwhile, the 95-year-old Duke of Edinburgh showcased his vast amount of medals, which total up to 17, from the Second World War, as well as his Jubilee and Coronation medals to the ceremony.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Phillip Schofield was “nervous” about meeting Prince Philip.
The 54-year-old television presenter worked closely with the 95-year-old royal as part of an upcoming show called ’60 Years of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’, which is based on Philip’s youth awards programme, and has admitted he was worried about what to say when he first met the Queen’s husband.
Speaking about the first thing he uttered to Philip when the pair began shooting the programme, which will celebrate the organisation’s diamond anniversary this year, the silverfox said: “‘Hello Sir’ or ‘Sir’ was the first thing I said. I was nervous.”
And ITV’s ‘This Morning’ co-host has revealed the fact Philip doesn’t give interviews made him even more anxious about following him around for a year as part of the show.
He explained: “If you’re going to spend a year with someone, and this is a series of moments – I want to manage expectations here – he doesn’t give interviews here it is a series of moments throughout the year, and it’s principally about these extraordinary awards he started , they are his awards.”
Despite his nerves, Phillip claims he got on “really well” with Philip.
He said: “I did, I got on really well with him.”
And Phillip has revealed he couldn’t cope with the duties Philip his to complete, and has admitted after one day of meeting and greeting Phillip was in agony, whilst the royal – who is 41 years his senior – showed no signs of floundering.
Speaking on ‘The One Show’ on Thursday (08.12.16), he said: “And I followed him over a period, in one of the segments over two or three days, and he shook about 5,00 hands, and the next day he did it again, and the next day he did it again, and my back was aching and my feet were sore and he bounded over to him and said ‘Here you are again.’ And I thought ‘I can’t believe this at 95, this is what I want to be at 95, this engaged with people.'”

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