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Prince Philip hilariously shut down Phillip Schofield and branded him an 'idiot'

Television presenter Phillip Schofield has had the honour of meeting the Queen on a number of occasions.

The This Morning host has previously struck up some banter with her former husband Prince Phillip, which led to a hilarious encounter as the Duke branded him an "idiot".

Phillip, who is hosting The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration on Sunday, was once shut down by the Prince's quick and witty humour.

The pair met whilst filming the 2016 series, When Phillip met Prince Philip : 60 Years of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

During an episode of This Morning in 2020, Phillip revealed a hilarious anecdote about a time when he met the Duke.

The Prince hilariously branded Phillip an 'idiot' (ITV)

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On the day that Prince Phillip marked an incredible milestone of 99 year's old, the television host looked back at the moment which occurred when Phillip met the Prince at he 60th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

The presenter had been carrying out a wing walk at the event, which led to a memorable exchange between himself and the Prince.

“You can’t ask him questions about himself because he won’t talk about himself," Phillip told his breaking crew.

Phillip explained the Duke of Edinburgh's surprise as the pair got chatting about Phillip’s wing walk.

The host continued: “As I told him I’d done the wing walk we chatted about that for a bit, someone said to me in the crew, ‘he’s beckoning you over’"

“'I wanted to introduce you to this man. He’s jumping out of it [a plane], you’re walking on top of it."

Phillip reminisced the conversation on This Morning (Cynon Vallet Leader)

Prince Phillip had said: “Thought it’d introduce 2 idiots together."

The 60-year-old burst into laughter as he recalled the hilarious moment.

Leading up to Sunday's event, the television presenter has revealed that he's "honoured" to host the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration with ITV.

He will host event alongside celebrity stars, including the likes of Tom Cruise and Helen Mirren.

Phillip voiced his delight after being confirmed as one of the hosts and even complimented her "great skin".

Phillip reminisced the conversation on This Morning (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
The Queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne (Getty Images)

He told the broadcaster: "I’ve been lucky to meet the Queen on a number of occasions and have always been struck by how easily she puts everyone at their ease."

"She is very quick witted and incredibly well informed... and she has great skin!"

"It's an honour to be involved and to be asked back following the Diamond Jubilee," he added.

"Celebrating the 70-year reign of a British monarch has never happened before, so it feels incredible that we are involved in a key part of history that the British public will look back on for years to come."

"The fact the Queen acceded the throne when she was only 25 years old really is astonishing. It's a joy to be involved."

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration airs Sunday 15th May on ITV and ITV Hub.

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