‘Murdoch rag’: Martin Rowson recalls Prince Philip’s verdict on the Times

Guardian cartoonist says Duke of Edinburgh said rival paper was self-righteous rubbish' during their meeting

Prince Philip once raged at the self-righteous rubbish" in that bloody Murdoch rag" the Times, the cartoonist Martin Rowson has revealed.

Rowson, whose cartoon for Saturday's Guardian addresses Philip's death, was one of many people to fondly recall their encounters with a man who rarely worried about voicing his true opinions.