In my mind, the royals exist for only one purpose these days: inadvertent comedy:

Prince Philip mocked an Army cadet blinded in an IRA attack by poking fun at his dress sense.

As the Queen asked 15-year-old Stephen Menary how much he could see Philip said: “Not a lot, judging by that tie.”

Stephen was wearing the uniform of the Middlesex Cadet Force, which includes a red, blue and yellow tie.

Mr Menary was 14-years-old when he picked up a torch bomb that was thrown at Territorial Army barracks in west London, by the Real IRA in 2001.

I know what you’re thinking: How can the cadet be 14 in 2001 and 15 now? Because Prince Phillip is that fucking awesome, that’s how. Bending the space-time continuum to bring special resonance to a gaffe is but one of his many princely powers.

Update: So apparently he made this comment 7 years ago, which explains the 14/15 thingy. I still prefer my explanation.

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