Prince Philip does it again as he asks women at East End community centre group: 'Who do you sponge off?'
The Duke of Edinburgh is known for his embarrassing gaffes so it is no wonder he managed to insult a London community centre group during an official visit today.Prince Philip asked a group of women 'who do you sponge off?' while visiting Chadwell Heath Community Centre in Dagenham, east London, to mark its official opening.
It comes less than a week after the 94-year-old royal was caught on camera shouting 'just take the f****** picture' during a photocall for the Battle of Britain anniversary.
During a visit to Barking and Dagenham - to mark the 50th anniversary of the local council - the Prince and Her Majesty met well-wishers and visited both the Broadway Theatre and Chadwell Heath Community Centre.However, it was after a visit to the facility that Nusrat Zamir, a trustee of the centre, claimed the royal had made an embarrassing gaffe.
Ms Zamir, who founded the Chadwell Heath Asian Women's Network which meets at the centre, said: 'The Duke said to us "who do you sponge off?" We're all married so it's our husbands.
'He was just teasing and it's similar to what I call my husband - the wallet.'
The 35-year-old, who presented the Queen with a large iced sponge cake as the royal couple arrived at the community centre, added: 'He also said to us "do you meet to have a gossip?"
'It's a familiar question, a lot of people say what the Duke said but we do a lot of work. When we organised a fair in March that took a lot of organising and time.'
A royal aide said later that Prince Philip's 'who do you sponge off?' remark was not meant to cause offence.
The spokesman said: 'There's a context here, they were talking about a sponge cake, no offence was intended or taken.
'The whole visit took place in a wonderful atmosphere.'
As well as joking with the group of women, the Duke of Edinburgh also poked fun at resident Martin Shaw.
He explained: 'I told Philip I'm a professional fundraiser and he said "do you have any friends left?" I said 'not many'.'
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- Prince Philip apparently asked group of women 'who do you sponge off?'
- 94-year-old's gaffe came while opening London community centre today
- Nusrat Zamir, trustee of the Chadwell Heath centre, said he was 'teasing'
- Last week, Duke of Edinburgh told cameraman 'just take the f****** picture'
The Duke of Edinburgh is known for his embarrassing gaffes so it is no wonder he managed to insult a London community centre group during an official visit today.Prince Philip asked a group of women 'who do you sponge off?' while visiting Chadwell Heath Community Centre in Dagenham, east London, to mark its official opening.
It comes less than a week after the 94-year-old royal was caught on camera shouting 'just take the f****** picture' during a photocall for the Battle of Britain anniversary.
During a visit to Barking and Dagenham - to mark the 50th anniversary of the local council - the Prince and Her Majesty met well-wishers and visited both the Broadway Theatre and Chadwell Heath Community Centre.However, it was after a visit to the facility that Nusrat Zamir, a trustee of the centre, claimed the royal had made an embarrassing gaffe.
Ms Zamir, who founded the Chadwell Heath Asian Women's Network which meets at the centre, said: 'The Duke said to us "who do you sponge off?" We're all married so it's our husbands.
'He was just teasing and it's similar to what I call my husband - the wallet.'
The 35-year-old, who presented the Queen with a large iced sponge cake as the royal couple arrived at the community centre, added: 'He also said to us "do you meet to have a gossip?"
'It's a familiar question, a lot of people say what the Duke said but we do a lot of work. When we organised a fair in March that took a lot of organising and time.'
A royal aide said later that Prince Philip's 'who do you sponge off?' remark was not meant to cause offence.
The spokesman said: 'There's a context here, they were talking about a sponge cake, no offence was intended or taken.
'The whole visit took place in a wonderful atmosphere.'
As well as joking with the group of women, the Duke of Edinburgh also poked fun at resident Martin Shaw.
He explained: 'I told Philip I'm a professional fundraiser and he said "do you have any friends left?" I said 'not many'.'
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