Police Officer: Now then, your Royal Highness, explain how the accident happened. Prince Philip: Well, I drove out of the gates and swerved to avoid a pheasant. Police Officer: You mean you swerved to avoid a peasant. Prince Philip: Don't be stupid man. Why on earth would I swerve to avoid a peasant?
When I saw the thread on here titled "Duke of Edinburgh involved in car crash" I thought it meant that he was coming clean after 22 years