4 Duke of Edinburgh Philip Quotes on History

Duke of Edinburgh Philip quotes on history

22. 'Aren't most of you descended from pirates?' (in 1994, to an islander in the Cayman Islands)[1]

26. In 1997, the Duke of Edinburgh, participating in an already controversial British visit to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre Monument, provoked outrage in India and in the UK with an offhand comment. Having observed a plaque claiming 'This place is saturated with the blood of about two thousand Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims who were martyred in a non-violent struggle.', Prince Philip observed, 'That's a bit exaggerated, it must include the wounded'. When asked how he had come to this conclusion Philip said 'I was told about the killings by General Dyer's son. I'd met him while I was in the Navy.' [9]

34. The bastards murdered half my family. (1967)

47. It is surprising the way things have changed since I first became chancellor of a university 50 years ago. (2003)