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Prince Philip’s mustard prank

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Dogmatix34 · 21/09/2021 10:12

I don’t have any very strong feelings about the Royal family except to find it all a bit outdated but I found this story a real sign of how out of touch they are. The thought of my grandfather encouraging me to squirt mustard on to his ceiling! Since he a) wouldn’t have an army of cleaners to clear it up b) only had a small number of rooms to go in to and would not have wanted disgusting mustard all over the place c) didn’t have incredibly high ceilings where perhaps you wouldn’t have noticed.
I could understand if it was squirting mustard outside or maybe on clothes that could be washed but I found that story really jarring. They don’t need to be house proud, they haven’t worked for what they have and have so much.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58628865

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HypocriteHunter · 21/09/2021 11:19

Indeed egg

Now now. That is a waste of mustard and a blob of tomato sauce. 😉

The frothy outrage on this thread is ridiculous.

TheLovelinessOfDemons · 21/09/2021 11:21

I wish my grandad had been that fun. He was lovely, but not fun. My DF also isn't a fun grandad to my DC.

I've just remembered talking to Diana's father at Althorp (he was serving in the wine shop), when Will and Harry would have been about 4 and 2, he said that they rode up and down the stairs in their pedal cars, so I think I know which grandad I'd prefer.

limitedperiodonly · 21/09/2021 11:22

Mind you. People getting their knickers in a twist about food waste! Grin

I put too much mayonnaise on my plate last night and scraped about a teaspoon off it into the bin before doing the washing up. I recently took a sachet of tomato ketchup from a cafe and only used a third of it.

I'd say no to food fights, not just because of the mess but because sometimes people don't want mustard squirted on them but are too polite to say.

But if I was sure everyone wanted to do it I'd close the door and let them get on with it.

Fluffypastelslippers · 21/09/2021 11:22

@SavoyCabbage

Maybe they buy powdered mustard for £3 which also comes in a metal tin and put it in reusable squeezable receptacles.

Why? Maybe they just buy normal tubes of mustard 🤷🏻‍♀️

frazzledasarock · 21/09/2021 11:23

@Fluffypastelslippers it does, it states clearly plastic and metal handles are banned and ' many of the tools have had their original handles removed ' and replaced in favour of wood, by a craftsman.

CoffeeAndKittens · 21/09/2021 11:23

Oh for goodness sake, it was probably 30 years ago and once or twice. Kids (even royals!) remember the fun things as though they happened lots when they probably didn't. Stop being so po-faced about a lovely family anecdote of a fond memory.

42SrauvP · 21/09/2021 11:24

This story is clearly a deflection from the disgraceful behaviour of Andrew right now. Trying to pretend he hasn’t been served papers, delaying tactics via his lawyer etc. This is the RF news that should be in focus, not mustard anecdotes.

JudgeJ · 21/09/2021 11:25

@CounsellorTroi

There’s mess and mess. I imagine the ceilings would have needed repainting after that game.
The stories from the Mess would trounce this every time!
Comedycook · 21/09/2021 11:25

I put too much mayonnaise on my plate last night and scraped about a teaspoon off it into the bin before doing the washing up. I recently took a sachet of tomato ketchup from a cafe and only used a third of it

Yes getting worked up by a squidge of mustard being wasted is pretty small fry when we look at the royals spending and consumption

elizabethdraper · 21/09/2021 11:25

You would hate our house :-D

Food fights - with cream and jelly have been known to happen quite often here

Many a person has had their head covered in squirty cream

I dont mind cleaning it up

Nothanksverymuch · 21/09/2021 11:25

@PinkFootstool

Rubbish. My Dad used to start food fights with peas launched off spoons. He grew up incredibly poor in a tenement with no money for lighting or coal.

It's not about money or cleaners or entitlement, it's any humour and entertaining the grandkids.

Have you never had fun while making a mess?

Yes, and no doubt the ideology that there were female family members to clean it all up?
anon12345678901 · 21/09/2021 11:26

@WhatATimeToBeAlive

The fun sponges are out, I see.
😂😂

God some people will find fault in anything.

Fluffypastelslippers · 21/09/2021 11:26

[quote frazzledasarock]**@Fluffypastelslippers* it does, it states clearly plastic and metal handles are banned and ' many of the tools have had their original handles removed* ' and replaced in favour of wood, by a craftsman.[/quote]
It says they have been banned in favour of wood. It then goes on to explain how old tools have had handles replaced to make them more balanced. It absolutely does not say they removed handles and replaced them with wood because they are plastic.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 21/09/2021 11:26

I bet the Master of the Mustard Pot (which is now in the new-fangled plastic tube) dreaded the occasions when the RF were served bangers and mash and he knew that he would have to spend a lot of time scraping the mustard off the ceiling in order to refill the Pot (tube).

derxa · 21/09/2021 11:28

Presumably the plastic handles that have been sawn off then go into land fill? But the book doesn't say that plastic handles were sawn off.
I'm sure Prince Charles has a huge carbon footprint but this tiny detail is just nonsense. Broken handles were replaced with wooden ones and no new plastic handles were bought.

LindaEllen · 21/09/2021 11:29

@SandlakeRd

I thought exactly the same thing! They are so out of touch! It has made me really cross.

It is rather like Kate talking about all the fun art and baking during lockdown. She certainly wasn’t cleaning all that up either.

Firstly, how the hell do you know she wasn't? Were you there? Didn't think so.

And secondly, it's not like they're keeping slaves in the basement - they've hired cleaners and other home help to do things for them, and people have applied for the jobs knowing what they involve. Okay, perhaps cleaning up mustard wouldn't be expected - but your example of clearing away after art or baking (even though you don't actually have a clue if she did it herself or not) is fine.

Why hate people just because they have money? Because that's clearly what this is.

Clavinova · 21/09/2021 11:31

He would have been a perfect guest panelist on Would I Lie to You? Not out of touch at all.

BobbiPinsOn · 21/09/2021 11:34

OP its not as serious as it sounds. Just let the Duke rest

Endlesscleaning · 21/09/2021 11:34

Will no one think of the mustard seeds!

DancesWithTortoises · 21/09/2021 11:35

Good grief. Someone cared enough to make a thread about something so trivial?

Hatred of the royal family runs deep in the unhinged.

frazzledasarock · 21/09/2021 11:36

It doesn’t say old tools have had their handles removed. Just tools have had their handles removed.

thereisonlyoneofme · 21/09/2021 11:39

There are several tools on here

burritofan · 21/09/2021 11:41

Who the fuck buys mustard in a tube.

HeadNorth · 21/09/2021 11:41

Well, at least it wasn't racist so by Phil's standards it could have been a lot worse Grin

TheFoundations · 21/09/2021 11:45

Half the threads on here are about 'My husband makes a mess all over the house and doesn't clean up after himself' This is hardly a royalist issue.