Although, of course, i wish him no harm . . . i do see him as the 'old guard' and a bit of a loose canon/liability.
His constant gaffes revealed a supreme ambivalence towards his advisors and wanton ignorance of the world.
To English people living in Japan "If you live hear any longer you'll get slitty eyes."
On seeing an exhibition of "primitive" Ethiopian art, he muttered: "It looks like the kind of thing my daughter would bring back from her school art lessons."
The Duke famously proclaimed: "British women can't cook".
When asked if he would like to visit the Soviet Union: "I would like to go to Russia very much, although the bastards murdered half my family."
He asked a Scottish driving instructor in Oban: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?"
To Australian Aborigines during a visit to Australia with the Queen he asked: "Do you still throw spears at each other?"
"Well, you'll never fly in it, you're too fat to be an astronaut." - to a 13-year-old whilst visiting a space shuttle.
. . . and they go on and on. Silly old trout