Prince Philip had a secret ability which ‘impressed a Poirot scene’

The late Prince Philip had a secret ability of having the ability to completely lower and peel a mango, Sir David Suchet has revealed.

The Duke of Edinburgh confirmed off his ‘extremely dextrous’ talents to the actor at a Buckingham Palace lunch with the late Queen Elizabeth II.

His knife abilities had been so spectacular that Sir David went on to incorporate them in an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot by which the Belgian detective credited ‘a sure Duke’ with exhibiting him how you can eat one.

Sending a duplicate of the movie to the Palace, the acclaimed actor stated he was henceforth often known as ‘Mango Man’ by the late Prince Philip.

Speaking to Candis journal, the 77-year-old stated: ‘The Queen would typically host small, intimate lunches at Buckingham Palace and I used to be fortunate sufficient to be invited to 1.

In The Theft of the Royal Ruby, Sir David Suchet’s character Poirot spots a mango in a fruit bowl and demonstrates how you can eat one, earlier than telling the proprietor: ‘A sure Duke taught me’

The scene reveals the Belgian detective lower a mango with a knife at a rustic home

Poirot credit ‘a sure Duke’ with exhibiting him how you can eat the mango

Sir David included the Duke of Edinburgh’s ability in an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot

‘I used to be speaking to the Duke of Edinburgh in the intervening time the fruit bowl reached me. I did not need to break eye contact with him, so I reached over my shoulder and located I’d picked a mango.

‘Now, the one suppose I knew a couple of mango was that it is best eaten in a shower when you can also make as a lot mess as you need – however I used to be at Buckingham Palace.

‘So, I made the snap resolution. I turned to Prince Philip and stated ‘Excuse me Sir, I believe I would embarrass myself if I attempt to eat this mango.

‘He picked up the cue instantly – ‘Don’t fear’, he stated ‘give it to me and I’ll present you the way’. So saying, and in entrance of all people, he demonstrated how you can lower and peel a mango.

Prince Philip is pictured in London on October 18, 2013. He died on April 9, 2021 in Windsor 

Sir David Suchet at an investiture ceremony with the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2002

Sir David shares a joke with Queen Elizabeth II on the Almeida Theatre in London in March 1999

‘He was extremely dextrous within the course of, on the finish of which he checked out me and stated ‘Voilà’ – identical to Poirot – everybody laughed.’

Afterwards, Sir David rang his producer to inform him the tactic needed to be included in a Poirot movie.

In The Theft of the Royal Ruby, as requested, Poirot visits a grand nation home, spots a mango within the fruit bowl the place he demonstrates how you can eat one, earlier than telling the proprietor: ‘A sure Duke taught me’.

‘The movie full, we despatched a duplicate to the Palace,’ he continued. ‘Forever after, each time I used to be at a operate attended by Prince Philip he’d say ‘ah, Mango Man’.’