I haven’t seen any evidence that Prince Philip is a racist. He himself is of extraordinary racial mixture, as far as I can figure out he has German, Danish, English, Greek, Russian, Polish, Norwegian, and Swedish, in him. I reckon the Scandinavian/Mediterranean/Slavic man has far more of a racial mix in his blood than most people on the planet.
There’s plenty of evidence however, that he’s a bit of a comedian who likes a laugh and to take the piss – including out of himself. And as someone who deeply appreciates the fine and noble art of piss-taking I have no problem with that.
In fact I think he makes the ideal consort for the queen – they are indeed the perfect double act. She on the one hand, has to be all aloof, regal, ultra polite and diplomatic to heads of states/governments and dignitaries, whilst he on the other hand shuffles off with his hands behind his back to speak to the commoners and takes the piss and have a chuckle.
He brings comedy value and a human touch to otherwise deary, boring, and predictable, pomp and ceremony. Well that’s the impression I get anyway. Yes he sometimes goes to the very edge but so what – I’ve never seen an example where imo he’s crossed the line. If some people are mortified by his tongue in cheek remarks then they really need to loosen up and not take life so seriously. IMO