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The former Countdown star, 60, admitted that it was "lovely" to see Her Majesty, 94, and the now late Prince Philip, who died aged 99 on Friday, exchanging an intimate moment in

public. It comes just days after the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at home, Windsor Castle. Carol has met Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip on several occasions and was appointed a

Member of The British Empire (MBE) for her services to broadcasting in 2000. In her 2010 autobiography, Carol Vorderman: It All Counts, she recalled an intimate conversation she had with the

Queen at the ceremony held in Buckingham Palace. She opted to probe the monarch asking whether she had seen Countdown, however, Her Majesty said that she had very little time to watch

television, adding: "Tell me, though… is it on after the racing?" Following the death of the Queen’s beloved husband, Carol has spoken of a rare glimpse of flirting between the

Head of State and the late Prince Philip. READ MORE: Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen gives farm update: 'So much sadness' Speaking on her BBC Radio Wales programme about a

horse-racing conversation between the married couple, Carol said: "Her eyes lit up, this was obviously a very long-running joke between them, probably over decades, I would image."

Mum-of-two Carol added: "He [Prince Philip] said, 'Oh is she talking about those horses that just go round and round and round in a circle?' "He said, 'Goodness

me,' she [the Queen] just started laughing." "He said, 'What you need is proper, proper horsing, we go up and down and round'," she continued. "They were

both in their 80s and Prince Philip and she were flirting with each other madly and laughing. Theirs was a love and a marriage of more than 73 years. "Deepest condolences Ma’am."

Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip at midday on Friday, in a rare statement from Her Majesty. Born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, Philip died two months shy of his

100th birthday. Prince Philip is survived by his wife, Queen Elizabeth, as well as children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. He leaves behind grandchildren,

Princes William and Harry, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn. The Duke is also survived by great-grandchildren,

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Archie Harrison, Isla and Savannah Phillips, Mia, Lena and Lucas Tindall.