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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (7424)	8/11/1999 6:25:00 PM
From: Mr.Manners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12754

Heroic Prince Roasted For Racist Gaffe: Reveals Origins of Nasty Nathanc and DSGumby LONDON (Rooters) - Britain's Prince Philip was lambasted Wednesday as a "daft old man" who should withdraw from public life after he added to a long string of gaffes with an insulting joke about Indians. The Mirror tabloid said the prince, husband of Queen Elizabeth, should "stop making public appearances and retire to the hunting, shooting and fishing set where his racist, sexist views would be better received." The Greek-born prince's latest slip of the tongue came Tuesday as he toured a high-tech company near Edinburgh in Scotland and noticed a poorly wired fuse box. "It looks as though it was put in by an Indian," he remarked to the factory manager. The prince, who is also the Duke of Edinburgh, is legendary for putting both feet in his mouth with remarks that have managed to offend the deaf, Hungarians, Chinese and Scots, among others. Buckingham Palace issued a rare apology for his latest indiscretion but that did little to appease members of the Indian community, racism watchdogs and editorial writers. The upmarket Times bestowed the ''Duke of Edinburgh award for diplomacy'' on the duke himself and ran a selection of his most infamous gaffes under a photo of the prince with a "speak no evil" hand over his mouth.