Britain's royals generally appear calm and collected in public, so it's rare to see a
member of the family losing their temper.
But it has happened on occasion, and we've compiled a list of some epic moments of royal
rage.
Prince Harry has had an understandably complicated relationship with the press ever since his
mother was killed in a car crash while fleeing the paparazzi in 1997.
When he was interviewed for the BBC documentary Diana, 7 Days, the prince said,
"One of the hardest things to come to terms with is the fact that the people that chased
her through into the tunnel were the same people that were taking photographs of her,
while she was still dying on the back seat."
In 2004, seven years after his mother's tragic passing, Harry allegedly snapped.
The 20-year-old royal was reportedly swamped by the paparazzi as he left London night club
Pangaea in the early hours of the morning and allegedly left a photographer with a bloody
lip.
A Clarence House statement published in The Guardian said,
"Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera as photographers crowded around him as he
was getting into a car.
[...] In pushing the camera away, it's understood that a photographer's lip was cut."
However, the photographer, Chris Uncle, had a very different story.
He told the London Evening Standard,
"[Prince Harry] burst out the car and lunged towards me as I was still taking pictures.
[...] He lashed out and then deliberately pushed my camera into my face."
It seems as though Harry's dislike of the press has only intensified over the years.
On October 1st, 2019, the prince released an official statement condemning the British
tabloid press for its treatment of his wife Meghan Markle, in which he said,
"I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."
Queen Elizabeth's husband has a reputation for being the most gaffe-prone member of the
royal family, and not without good reason.
Prince Philip speaks his mind in a way that most royals don't dare, so if and when he
loses his temper, you'll know about it in no uncertain terms.
According to The Telegraph, Philip once gave a Cambridge University car park attendant
who didn't recognize him a royal dressing down, and he's apparently not a huge fan of
Elton John.
During the Rocket Man singer's Royal Variety Performance in 2001, Philip was allegedly
seen muttering,
"I wish he'd turn the microphone off."
But it's cameramen that really seem to grind Prince Philip's gears.
After a photographer who was trying to get some sneaky shots of the royals in India reportedly
slipped and fell out of a tree, Philip allegedly said,
"I hope he breaks his bloody neck."
Philip was in an equally unsympathetic mood when he attended an event to commemorate the
75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who was posing for a picture with a number of veterans from the
famous battle, was seen snapping at the photographer when he grew tired of waiting.
In footage obtained by the BBC, the prince can be heard saying,
"Just take the f---ing picture."
Queen Elizabeth has always had a good poker face, but when she's really, truly angry,
it tends to show.
Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis was the first to point out just how furious Her Majesty
looked delivering her 65th Queen's Speech at the state opening of Parliament in 2019,
apparently frustrated at the government's lack of progress on a Brexit deal.
She managed to keep her temper in check on this occasion, which wasn't the case when
William almost killed his cousin.
When the future king was a child, he and his cousin Peter Phillips were caught riding a
quad bike on the queen's lawns at Balmoral.
Her Majesty apparently got quite the fright when William caused Peter's little sister,
Zara Tindall, to crash her go-kart straight into a lamp post.
The post apparently came loose and toppled over, almost crushing Zara.
Prince William recalled the incident in an interview with The Telegraph and said,
"And I remember my grandmother being the first person out at Balmoral, running across the
lawn in her kilt, and came charging over and gave us the most almighty b----ing."
Prince Harry took two tours of Afghanistan during his decade in the British Army.
The prince reportedly felt more like a "normal" person when he was away with the armed forces,
which is why he allegedly lost his temper big time when one of his deployments had to
be cut short.
The press somehow discovered Harry's location, putting the royal and the rest of his regiment
at risk.
Harry was hauled home, and according to one royal expert, he was not pleased about it.
In 2019, royal expert Duncan Larcombe appeared on Yahoo! web series The Royal Box, and said,
"He was absolutely furious.
Where did he go?
Straight to Botswana with Chelsy Davy.
Straight there and spent a couple of weeks there."
Harry also spent time in Botswana after his mother's sudden passing, and it remains a
haven for him to this day.
In fact, sources claim he and Meghan Markle are planning to move to the African nation
in the near future to escape the British press.
An insider reportedly told the Mirror in 2019,
"Harry loves the idea of Archie spending a lot of his childhood in the country as it
has been such a healing and beautiful place for him."
Before Kate Middleton was the Duchess of Cambridge, she was just a regular person.
Well, apart from the fact that her parents are wealthy business owners who reportedly
live in an $8.5 million mansion.
Even so, Middleton still had to work her own jobs growing up, and she reportedly lost her
temper when she was employed at the Ocean Village Marina in Southampton.
For her book Kate: The Future Queen, royal scholar Katie Nicholl interviewed some of
Middleton's former colleagues, who happily revealed details of a workplace prank that
left the future duchess angry and embarrassed.
Middleton reportedly had a number of different duties at the marina, including giving safety
demonstrations to customers.
One day, some of her co-workers apparently decided to mess with the life jacket that
she used for her demonstration, and Middleton was left red-faced.
One of the duchess' former colleagues told Nicholl,
"When she pulled the toggle, the thing inflated and a load of condoms fell out.
She was mortified and very embarrassed.
She took it more seriously than the others might have, but she wasn't thrown off her
stride.
She was angry at first, but she settled down, and I don't remember her ever getting her
own back."
By now, you've probably seen that uncomfortable clip of Prince Harry seemingly scolding his
wife, Meghan Markle, during the 2019 Trooping the Colour ceremony, or at least some version
of it.
An edited version of the incident, which had been slowed down and manipulated to make the
telling off appear a lot worse, was circulated online.
That clip went viral, and that's what turned this into such a huge story.
There's no doubt that certain members of the press, and the general public it would seem,
are out to get Harry and Meghan, but there's also no denying the fact that the prince looked
stern as he spoke to his American bride on the Buckingham Palace balcony that day, and
it was caught on camera for all to see.
“Cuz the British tabloids will destroy your life."
Lip reading experts agreed that a stern-faced Harry did in fact tell Markle to "turn around"
and face the public, presumably because "God Save the Queen" was about to start playing,
and tradition dictates that the royals face their well-wishers during the national anthem.
According to the Daily Mail's lip reader, the prince curtly answered a question from
his wife and said,
"Yes, that's right."
When Markle turned to face Harry a second time, that's when he allegedly said:
"Turn around."
It's still unclear whether Prince Harry was actually angry at his wife, but he certainly
didn't seem to be his usual happy self during the event.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl's book The Making of a Royal Romance is a fascinating read for
royal fanatics, especially those with a particular interest in how Prince William and Kate Middleton
first met while they were students at the University of St Andrews.
The book charts Middleton's rise to royalty, from her early days in the friend zone to
when she finally caught William's eye.
Nicholl covers plenty of juicy gossip from the royal couple's past, including details
of an incredibly cringe-inducing party game involving William, Kate, and one of the prince's
ex girlfriends.
William reportedly remained on good terms with his former partner after they split,
and everything was apparently amicable when he later hooked up with Kate — until all
three of them ended up at the same dinner party one night.
According to one attendee, somebody suggested that everyone play a game of "Never Have I
Ever," and that's when the awkwardness began.
An insider dished to Nicholl,
"When it was [Prince William's ex-girlfriend's] turn to play she announced, 'I've never dated
two people in this room,' knowing full well that William was the only one who had because
Kate was sitting next to him."
Prince William wasn't best pleased with his ex's comment and allegedly whispered to her,
"I can't believe you just said that."
Controversial media mogul and politician Silvio Berlusconi is well known for being outspoken
and brash, qualities that the queen clearly doesn't approve of.
When he attended the G20 summit in 2009, the Italian Prime Minister apparently started
to get under Her Majesty's skin with his behavior.
When the group of world leaders gathered at Buckingham Palace for a photograph with the
queen, most showed the appropriate amount of respect to the royal.
However, according to The Telegraph, Berlusconi could be heard shouting across the room,
"Mr. Obama!"
Needless to say, the queen did not appreciate his volume.
Per The Telegraph, the exasperated monarch could be seen throwing her arms in the air
and it's believed that she said,
"Why does he have to shout?
Why?"
Most of the leaders reportedly laughed awkwardly at the queen's outburst, and tried to keep
the meeting friendly.
Her Majesty didn't seem to be smiling, however.
In fact, according to reports, the queen didn't seem very happy at all that day, and is said
to have snapped at the photographer taking the picture when they asked her to smile more.
According to The Telegraph, the queen said,
"Is this supposed to be a happy event?"
Unsurprisingly, the clip of Berlusconi getting scolded by the queen quickly went viral, proving
that you should not mess with the queen of England.
He might be third in line to the British throne, but Prince George isn't above a good telling
off when he's acting out, even if it's in public.
The little royal was reportedly left in floods of tears at the wedding of Pippa Middleton
and James Matthews, with The Sun asking,
"Is this why Kate gave Prince George a stern telling off and made him have a right royal
tantrum?"
Footage obtained by the British tabloid seems to show the pageboy standing on the train
of his aunt's bespoke Giles Deacon wedding dress.
The white lace number is said to have cost over $50,000, so it's no wonder Kate Middleton
lost her temper when she saw her son walking all over it.
The Duchess of Cambridge was spotted having some stern words with George as they left
the church to head to the reception, which momentarily reduced the little royal to tears.
And George isn't a special case, as apparently his little sister has had a fair few tantrums,
too.
Princess Charlotte reportedly threatened to make a scene at Hamburg airport after William
and Kate's visit to Poland and Germany in 2017, but her mom quickly stepped in to stop
her daughter's mood from escalating.
Luckily for the royals, Charlotte reportedly didn't burst into tears, and the Cambridge
clan were boarded on to their flight with no issues.
Kate seems to know exactly when to switch from duchess duties to mom mode.
During an interview with Talk Vietnam while attending the International Conference on
the Illegal Wildlife Trade in 2016, Prince William adorably said,
“I’m very lucky in the support I have from Catherine.
She is an amazing mother and a fantastic wife.”
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