'Is it just me or does the guardian article not add up?'
It is a total comic masterpiece and windup and the clue is right at the end about April 1st
"Another insider said early proposals to do a live broadcast have been rejected in favour of a pre-recorded session because of Philip’s propensity for swearing. “The words have to be perfect,” she said, “but we’ve got time to iron things out between today – 1 April – and June.”
There are lots of great jokes and inconsistencies in it such as
“he also thinks the Greeks would never have got into this mess if the colonels had still been in power.”
because if teh colonels were in power, Greece would not be allowed in the EU as you have to have a non-military democratic government
and
"And as for Boris, the other main outer – he’s a cycling maniac from Islington."
The metropolitan elite and Prince Charles are as green as it gets, they push that line, so Boris is right up their street.
Lots more good jokes in it, worth a read for a good laugh.