Cheeky Prince Philip once joked that the Queen’s ‘flawless’ complexion is ‘like that all over’, reveal royal insider

PRINCE Philip is known for his risque remarks which have landed him in hot water in the past, but he once made a naughty joke about his wife – the Queen. 

The Duke of Edinburgh always speaks his mind, and doesn’t hold back in public – or in private either it seems 

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It’s emerged the 98-year-old once cracked a joke about his wife’s figure, according to the Mirror‘s former royal correspondent, James Whitaker.

The Duke was having a conversation with his cousin, Patricia Mountbatten, when she brought up the Queen’s radiant skin. 

James wrote: “When Philip’s cousin Patricia Mountbatten remarked on Elizabeth’s flawless complexion, the Prince joked: ‘Yes, and she’s like that all over.”

The 93-year-old is known for wearing minimal make-up, and letting her natural beauty shine through. 

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The monarch isn’t a fan of heavy foundation, with Thelma Holland, who became the monarch’s cosmetician and beauty advisor, revealing it’s a “safe rule”.

She wrote: “Elizabeth follows the rule of understatement in makeup says Mrs. Holland – a safe rule for everyone. 

“She has flawless skin and doesn’t need to plaster it with heavy foundation tints.

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“In general she likes pinky tones in lipstick and cosmetics, having learned early on in life that pink is the most flattering tone for practically all women.

“She does not go in for heavy eye makeup, since her lashes and brows are naturally dark and well shaped, and her blue eyes are one of her most attractive feature.”

Prince Phillip has previously made interesting remarks about his family, including while the Queen was pregnant with their third child, Prince Andrew, in 1959.

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He said: “People want their first child very much.

“They want the second almost as much.

“If a third comes along they accept it as natural, even if they haven’t gone out of their way for it.”

Meanwhile we revealed the Queen had braces when she was younger, saying it was ‘worth it in the end’. 

And it’s claimed the Queen twists her wedding ring to let staff know when she’s bored of talking to someone. 

In other royal news, we told you how “down-to-earth” Kate Middleton drinks builder’s tea with just a tiny bit of milk.