Scene: one of the smaller breakfast rooms in the east wing of Buckingham Palace.

HRH (for it is she) : Philip, will you please stop kicking the corgis. I know you think I can't see you doing it, but I can.

Phil: But Liz, these bloody Australians have made me a knight, or some such tommyrot. Next thing you know, they'll want me to go there and receive it. Whose idea was it, anyway?

HRH: Oh do stop moaning Philip. They're just trying to be nice.

Phil: Nice? It's like the cat dropping a dead bird in your lap as a sign of its affection.

HRH: Don't be silly dear. We don't have a cat. The corgis ate them all. Anyway, it would be nice to get you out of the house for a while. They really liked that visit last year – who did we send? Oh yes, that Middleton girl. And whatsis-name. One of Diana's boys.

Philip: Didn't do much good though, did it. They still don't want to grow up and be a republic.

HRH: Actually, that's another reason for you to drop in on them. A couple more of your “accidental” faux pas should do it, y'know.

Philip. S'pose so. Have we used the one about the fox hat before?

HRH: Yes, silly. That was Charles. But maybe they've forgotten by now... and please, stop kicking the corgis. It's not their fault...

[Exeunt omnes]

Whee listen to the lefties rant.

Who the hell cares who is given a knighthood, it has absolutely no meaning in the real world.

Well no meaning except perhaps for the lefties who desperately want gongs.

I can only assume this whole kerfuffle is to distract attention from the ratbaggery of the Australia day awards.

This Labor appointed "organisation", after the catastrophe of last year elevating some Victorian football playing thug to Oz of the year have reversed track.

They still have made no improvement, elevating a few of the victim industry feminists to the type of honour so desired by our lefties.

Is it any wonder people go surfing, eating or just vegetating, on Australia day, & most don't even know why they got the day off.

These incestuous organisations like the Australia Day Honours Committees have no respect in the wider community, & most deservedly so.

Verum In Ingenium, Pericles.

But, perhaps it is a cunning plan of our Prime Minister? Is the AK merely to have Australia mentioned ahead of New Zealand?

Have a look at the order of precedence in the titles...

"His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Australia, Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada, Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Canadian Forces Decoration, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty, Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom"

Although for the Kiwis to entitle His Royal Highness an 'Additional Member' seems demeaning to someone consorting with The Queen.

Paul,

I have no doubt that Tom Uren, with whom I often used to chat on the ferry, would not appreciate your remarks
".... Tom did more for Australia in 5 minutes of life than this dill Price Phillip has done in ironically 93 years of his life."

Tom Uren would never stand anyone knocking his fellow fighters from WWII.
When you've earned a few medals have a go....

Hasbeen,

"Whee listen to the lefties rant."

Lol!....I spent much of yesterday on twitter listening to the "righties" ranting....which I think should be something you'd be well advised to digest.

Loathe as the govt is to replace their leader - if there isn't a jolly good shake out at the top, they can kiss goodby to "any chance" of a second term.

A foreign palace freeloader.

It figures.