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“I Can’t Stand Up Much Longer!” Prince Philip Jokes After Retirement Announcement

May 4, 2017 at 3:33 pm by JessRulz

He may be retiring from public duties later this year, but that doesn’t mean the Duke of Edinburgh has lost any of his humour, as he joked today with guests attending a reception for the Order of Merit. “I’m sorry to hear you’re standing down,” Sir Michael Atiyah, a mathematician who became a member of the Order in 1992, said to Prince Philip as they greeted each other at the reception … Continue reading →