Winston Churchill’s grandson: Prince Philip didn’t like bloody fools

Listen to the podcast version here: There are few families in Britain closer to the royal family than the family of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill. His grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, knew Prince Philip very well over a 60-year period and shared his thoughts on his passing in a special edition of LockdownTV. “Prince Philip was never really given the kind of credit that he was due, in my view. This is a man who gave up a glittering naval career to be the Queen’s consort… He provided for the Queen an absolute rock of security and stability and above all confidence. He had a very, very difficult childhood indeed — it worked both ways, I think she gave him great confidence. It was a marriage of 73 years… the Queen has lost a greatly loved husband who was the beating heart of her family. It’s a strange day, a day of reflection, and I hope people get him right.