Prince Philip 'Smacked' Driver On Head During US Tour For This Reason

Prince Philip was reportedly strained with impatience during his tour of America with Queen Elizabeth II in 1983.

Kitty Kelley, the author of “The Royals,” revealed that the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen were invited to the United States by then-president Ronald Raegan. When they arrived in San Francisco, they experienced a road delay.

“The Queen stared straight ahead, seconds passed. Bristling with anger, Philip grabbed a magazine from the seat pocket, rolled it up, and smacked the driver across the back of his head,” Kelley wrote.

After Prince Philip was told that he needed to wait, he became visibly upset and urged the driver to move the car. He also cursed at him. Her Majesty, who was also in the vehicle with her husband, did not say a word.

“An hour later, after they had arrived at their hotel, she sent her embassy representative to the agent’s room with an invitation to join the royal couple for a nightcap,” Kelley said.

However, the request was refused.

Meanwhile, Prince Philip’s outburst in the country was not his first. Prior to his retirement in 2017, the dad of four made his feelings about Economy Class flights known. He said that traveling via economy class sounds ghastly.

In related news, Prince Philip also made headlines this week after the Hampshire County Council mistakenly announced the 97-year-old’s passing. However, Prince Philip is still very much alive. A spokesperson for the council immediately issued an apology following the mistake.

The council spokesperson also revealed that the county council has procedures in place to ensure that they are well-prepared for all eventualities and so that they could quickly respond to events. One of their measures is to draft web pages for significant events.

But due to an internal technical error, one of the pages about Prince Philip was inadvertently published. The spokesperson also apologized to Buckingham Palace for the mistake.