LONDON: Britain's Prince Philip , who is to retire from public engagements at the age of 95, earned a reputation for his off-the-cuff remarks during his long career as the queen's consort. -- To Malala Yousafzai , who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' right to go to school, in October 2013 -- reducing her to giggles. -- After looking at the name badge of businessman Atul Patel at a reception for British Indians in October 2009. -- Campaigners wanting handguns banned are outraged in 1996, after 16 primary school children and their teacher are shot dead in Dunblane, Scotland. "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to get them through the test?"

Source: Times of India May 04, 2017 11:48 UTC