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'The Philippines must be half-empty... you're all here running the NHS': Moment gaffe-prone Philip cracks another tasteless joke as he meets nurse
Philip was visiting Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Bedfordshire
He made hospital worker from the Philippines laugh with his comment
Hospital says: 'Staff greatly enjoyed the opportunity to meet the Duke.'
By REBECCA ENGLISH and SARA MALM
PUBLISHED: 16:04, 20 February 2013 | UPDATED: 19:45, 20 February 2013
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Prince Philip was back to his golden best with a glorious gaffe when he told a Filipino nurse her country must be 'half empty' because most of her compatriots appeared to be working in the UK.
The 91-year-old royal, who is renowned for his decidedly un-politically correct comments, made his close to the bone remark as he opened a new £5.5 million cardiac centre at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
Encountering the unnamed female nurse the Queen's husband exclaimed: 'The Philippines must be half empty - you're all here running the NHS.'


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