HIS MOBILE’S AS LOUD AS A DRILL

HE BEGRUDGINGLY started to wear a hearing aid in public a few months ago, but Prince Philip is already making adjustments in other areas of his life.

The 93yearold has just started using a special mobile phone designed for those with hearing loss. Most high street phones are not suitable for those wearing aids because of the levels of interference. And while Philip’s new Amplicomms M8000 might be short on smart-phone-style gimmicks, it has a powerful vibrating alert and a ringtone that can sound as loud as a road drill.

The £ 99 phone was sent as a gift by Hearing Direct, a firm set up by businessman Jamie Murray Wells, a friend of Prince William and Prince Harry.

A company source said: ‘Apparently the Prince said it was the best he had ever used.’

Saturday, Jan 17, 2015