Whimsy: February 2025 Archives
In 1958, Prince Philip challenged students at Cambridge University to a battle of tiddlywinks for the benefit of the National Playing Fields Association. The Duke of Edinburgh did not appear for the competition; he recruited as his royal champions the stars of the Goon Show (Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe), announcer Wallace Greenslade, harmonicist Max Geldray, comedian Graham Stark, and comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The university students triumphed over the royal squad.
