Duchess hails her ‘mountain goat’ husband
THE Duchess of Cornwall has likened the Prince of Wales to a “mountain goat”, as she described him as the healthiest man she knew for his age.
The Duchess made the comparison as she prepared to undertake her firstever radio guest edit on BBC Radio 5 Live’s The Emma Barnett Show on Tuesday.
The 72-year-old will cover a range of topics about life during lockdown, including how she cannot wait to hug her grandchildren and how her husband remains in good shape despite catching Covid-19 earlier this year. In a prerecorded segment of the show, the Duchess says: “He is probably the fittest man of his age I know. He’ll walk and walk and walk. He’s like a mountain goat; he leaves everybody miles behind.”
On the topic of the coronavirus lockdown, the Duchess will talk about her fondness for wearing jeans and how she has familiarised herself with online video conference calling.
She says: “I’m ashamed to say that I really hated the internet. I didn’t understand it and I thought, ‘what’s the point of this?’.
“Since lockdown, it’s been so brilliant because I’ve been able to communicate with family, my children, my friends.”
Speaking about how happy she has been wearing jeans, she adds: “It will be very hard to get out of them again. I think you get into a sort of way of life, don’t you?”
Meanwhile, the Prince described NHS workers as Britain’s “shield” during the coronavirus outbreak as he paid
‘He is probably the fittest man of his age I know. He’ll walk and walk. He leaves everybody miles behind’
tribute to the health service on its 72nd birthday. In a recorded video message to mark the founding of the NHS, the Prince praised health workers for their “costly sacrifices” over the course of the pandemic.
Reading from Psalm 18, he said: “To all who have given so much during this present danger, I just want to say that it is you who have been our shield; it is your hands that have held us up; it is your gentleness that has made us great.”
The pandemic had led to a “renewal” of “community spirit” which had been a “silver lining during this dark time”, he added.