“‘I’m sorry to hear you’re standing down’, one man told him at a royal lunch on Thursday. ‘Well, I can’t stand up much,” the duke quipped.” Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Philip, approaching his 96th birthday, plans to step down from his royal duties in the Fall. You can’t blame the guy for wanting a break. To date, the duke has “carried out 22,191 solo engagements, taken part in 637 solo overseas visits, given 5,493 speeches,
and authored 14 books.” He’s had his Phil…