. >> reporter: giles brandreth ran one of philip's charities. >> and prince philip was allowed to wear the trousers. that's the way it worked. >> reporter: it worked as a partnership from the very beginning. the queen's cousin margaret rhodes recalled the impression he made in an interview before she died last year. >> and, of course, prince philip was the most utterly good looking viking god. >> viking god? >> well, he really was so good looking. >> reporter: and so outspoken. he was a famously gaffe-prone fountain of political incorrectness. he once asked aboriginals in australian whether they still throw spears at each other. closer to home he asked scottish driving instructors how they kept their students "off the sauce" long enough to pass the test. >> prince philip was the man, if ever you see a man opening the car door for his wife, it is either a new car or new wife. >> reporter: still, his old wife payingome years ago seemed to appreciate him. >> he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family owe him a debt greater than he would ever

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