Palin says duke told him not to ‘start a bloody war’ during visit to Korea
Palin has revealed how the Duke of Edinburgh warned him not to start a war when the presenter told him he was visiting Korea.
The comedy star, 74, said: “I told him I was off to Korea,” adding that the prince replied: “Oh, God. Don’t start a bloody war.”
Palin also said he was glad his friend and fellow Python John Cleese is returning to the BBC, despite previously insisting he would never work with the corporation again.
“When I first met John we were walking down the road and he just gently pushed Terry Jones over a wall, quite lightly and gently, into someone’s garden in Shepherd’s Bush.
“We all laughed... it was so silly. I love to see John at his silliest; he shouldn’t be taken too seriously,” he said. “One of the great joys of the Python reunion was John. Just seeing him in dreadful drag, enormous bosoms, awful skirts, legs apart talking about penguins on the TV. He was collapsing with laughter. It was joyous.”
He added: “John has these very strong opinions, which I know are only going to last 15 minutes.
“I know John spends a lot of time abroad, but he is quintessentially an English comedian.
“He’s brilliant at the little fine detail of English life, so where should he be but on the BBC?”, the former Python told the Radio Times.