Prince Philip's most impolite habit. Many courtiers claimed that Queen Elizabeth's husband had a distaste for nonsense and would easily express his own opinions. Straightforwardness of Prince Philip to such an extent that he did not hesitate to leave right in the middle of a conversation, if the conversation seemed boring to him. Such categorical at one time extremely alarmed Elizabeth's parents. They received the Greek prince warmly, but were not delighted with his abrupt behaviour. They considered Philip frankly rude and even insolent. Elizabeth's mother privately called him a Hun. However, Philip's "directness and independence" and his pragmatism never embarrassed Elizabeth herself.
