The Duke of Beaufort lit up yesterday’s Oldie literary lunch with anecdotes about the aristo party life. Of Prince Harry, he recalled: “He came to Badminton about 20 years ago for the 18th birthday of my niece and this was held around a large circular swimming pool which my father had just built.
“It was a gathering of rather awkward teenagers… and they were not really comfortable talking to each other. But then suddenly Harry picked up one of the girls without any explanation and hurled her into the pool. Initially everyone was a bit shocked, but then there were roars of laughter. Perhaps he wasn’t particularly accustomed with such success from his jokes.
