Dominic West resists revealing Prince Harry’s ‘eye-wateringly rude jokes’ he made on their trip to the South Pole

Actor Dominic West, confirming his estrangement from Prince Harry after revealing ‘too much’ about their 2013 South Pole Trek, has at least remained discreet about one aspect of the trip. 

The Crown star resisted revealing specific details of Harry’s ‘eye-wateringly rude jokes’ at the time. 

Actor Dominic West confirmed his estrangement from Prince Harry after revealing ‘too much’ about their 2013 South Pole Trek

The actor had previously added ‘which for a non-soldier like me was quite shocking’. 

Carefree Harry’s X-rated gags from a decade ago are unlikely to be described as amusing thigh-slappers by Meghan.

According to The Crown, part of Harry’s punishment for wearing a Nazi uniform was to muck out the stables. 

For most royals that would have been welcome relaxation but Harry has never shared the family love of all things equine. 

Ditto Prince Andrew, who came late to enjoying horses due to punishment meted out in the Royal Mews when he was a boy. 

According to The Crown, part of Harry’s punishment for wearing a Nazi uniform was to muck out the stables

The young master, strutting his stuff, poking the horses and annoying the grooms, was flung into a pile of manure (or ‘arisings’ as they call it at Buck House). 

A whiffy and miffed prince dashed off threatening to return with his mother to exact retribution. 

The Queen never appeared. Was she enjoying a giraffe at the expense of her favourite son?

Princess Diana’s alleged ignorance of the Irish border – as revealed in a 1993 diplomatic note from Ambassador Joe Small when he sent a missive to Dublin stating that she told him she ‘had been in your country yesterday’ – is disputed by friends. 

Princess Diana’s alleged ignorance of the Irish border is disputed by friends (Pictured: Princess Diana visiting Ulster Hospital, near Belfast, in 1993)

They say that Diana, who had just visited Belfast, was well aware that the six counties were separate from the Irish Republic. 

‘She didn’t recognise the border,’ says one chum. ‘As far as she was concerned, Ireland was one country.’

Perky polymath Gyles Brandreth reports: ‘Well, I opened the present… and it turned out to be a life-sized portrait of myself, especially commissioned by my children. What was wrong with socks?’ 

Gyles was painted attired as an austere-looking duke. 

Gyles Brandreth was painted attired as an austere-looking duke in a life-sized portrait of himself, especially commissioned by his children

Long friendly with our new Queen, what are the chances of some kind of belated honour for gongless Gyles?

Worcester pottery guru Henry Sandon, who has died aged 95, hoped to take his favourite piece of porcelain with him. 

Worcester pottery guru Henry Sandon, who has died aged 95, hoped to take his favourite piece of porcelain with him

‘They are God-given. I shall take one to heaven,’ he said. 

‘It would be awful to get there and find they use hotel porcelain or plastic pots.’ Now you know Henry.

So what was the reaction of Carl – Dolly Parton’s near-invisible husband – when he heard rumours that she was having an affair with Burt Reynolds? 

He came in with this picture of [their dog] Popeye and said: ‘Here’s yours and Burt’s baby!’ He’s always treated these things tongue-in-cheek.