A video of Prince Charles speaking negatively about Nicholas Witchell has resurfaced on Twitter following Prince Philip’s death.
Buckingham Palace announced today (April 9th) that the Queen’s husband Prince Philip has died aged 99.
In a statement, the palace revealed that His Royal Highness “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle”.
Nicholas Witchell has been covering the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, and it’s sparked the revival of a very famous video on Twitter.
Who is Nicholas Witchell? And what did Prince Charles say about him? Here’s everything you need to know.
Who is Nicholas Witchell?
Nicholas Witchell is an English Journalist and News Presenter best known for being the royal correspondent for BBC News.
Born in Shropshire in 1953, he was educated at Epsom College and then went on to study Law at Leeds University.
Then, he became a newsreader of The BBC Six O’Clock News in 1976 before moving to the morning news slot in 1989.
He was the first reporter to announce the death of Lord Mountbatten in 1979, Harold Macmillan in 1986 and Princess Diana in 1997 and became a royal correspondent in 1998, where he still remains.
Prince Charles bad-mouths Nicholas Witchell
Whilst on a family ski holiday in the Swiss Alps in 2005, Prince Charles was caught on camera bad-mouthing Nicholas Witchell.
Speaking to his two sons William and Harry days before his wedding to Camilla, he said: “Bloody people, I can’t bear that man. He’s so awful. He really is.”
It’s unknown whether he knew that the rude comment would be picked up by the microphone or not, but the line has now gone down in history.
Speaking to his two sons William and Harry days before his wedding to Camilla, he said: “Bloody people, I can’t bear that man. He’s so awful. He really is.”
It’s unknown whether he knew that the rude comment would be picked up by the microphone or not, but the line has now gone down in history.
The video takes over Twitter following Prince Philip’s death
As the BBC’s main royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell has been covering the news of Prince Philip’s death.
This has sparked a revival of the famous Prince Charles video which is currently going viral on Twitter all over again.
One person tweeted: “I expect we’ll have Nicholas Witchell ad nauseum on the BBC for the next 8 days. I’m with Prince Charles on this one, ‘can’t stand him’ #dukeofedinburgh.”
“I’ll bet prince Charles is really happy Nicholas Witchell is chatting about his dad,” another person said sarcastically.
A third person wrote: “Could Nicholas Witchell be any less enthusiastic about the Duke’s life? He’s having difficulty saying anything positive, no wonder the Duke and Prince Charles couldn’t stand him. Typical BBC.”