As the Duke of Edinburgh inches closer to his milestone 100th birthday, New Idea takes a look back at some of his most memorable moments over the years. Celebrities To pop star Tom Jones in 1969: ‘What do you gargle with, pebbles.’ More on Tom Jones: ‘It's hard to see how he is popular.
He sings the most hideous songs.’ On Elton John, in 2001: ‘I wish he'd turn the microphone off.’ To Elton John in 2001: ‘So it's you that owns that ghastly car is it?’ On hearing Madonna was to perform in 2002: ‘Are we going to need earplugs?’
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