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Prince Philip has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace announces
- Thread starter Rodrigues solitaire
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There will be reams of pre-planned material. I know there's "Operation London Bridge" for when the queen dies; there must be similar, if only smaller, arrangements for Philip.
Given his age and increasingly poor health I doubt this will be a big shock.
Meanwhile on the Telegraph/Daily Mail
HARRY AND MEGHAN USE AN AIRPLANE TO RETURN TO UK FOR FUNERAL YET THEY CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?
HARRY AND MEGHAN USE AN AIRPLANE TO RETURN TO UK FOR FUNERAL YET THEY CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?
Thanks for posting something like this. I'm not going to read anymore of this thread as it'll be full of hot takes from people who knew nothing about his life.
I'm expecting the press to turn up here in Windsor today, but just looking out the window there's nothing going on out of the ordinary at the castle.
I'd say making fun of a virulent racist just for his age is pretty mild actually.
Yep, not doubt it's a similar situation to all the Queen arrangements. They've probably had everything they had pre-recorded lined up to go live in seconds, ever since his heart surgery was announced.
Plus there is a lock down so this won't be as huge as it could be.
how many months was he away from 100?
how many months was he away from 100?
Aye I'll be avoiding regular TV for a while, can't stand the endless fawning.
MEANWHILE KATE WEARS A BLUE HAT, SYMBOLISING REMEMBRANCE AND SOLIDARITY TO ALL OF MANKIND.
Honestly, if I hit 99 (and up until the last few years are in relatively good health) I'd be very happy.
Very interesting life. Went through tonnes of shit as a kid, as much as a royal could get without being murdered anyway.
Fairly sympathetic portrayal on the crown unlike anyone else, though didn't really show his ridiculous casual racism, maybe they were saving it for the next couple of seasons.
Fairly sympathetic portrayal on the crown unlike anyone else, though didn't really show his ridiculous casual racism, maybe they were saving it for the next couple of seasons.
isn't it the same as the royal wedding basically? so we should do?
Nope. But it'll be a great two weeks or so for the Govt. to bury a shit-ton of bad news and dodgy procurements.
Gonna be insufferable with the amount of royal bullshit we will get now.
Let's all feel sorry for someone who got to live the life of luxury and hoard wealth all while helping to keep others impoverished due to interference in legal policies.
Let's all feel sorry for someone who got to live the life of luxury and hoard wealth all while helping to keep others impoverished due to interference in legal policies.
"Comment - Meghan should not have returned to the UK, we don't want her here showboating during a time of national grieving."
He was born in Greece to the royal family there, kind of wild that there was still that living connection to such a bygone era.
I can't see us having a "day off" for this, given Boris' recent pronouncement that the British have had enough days off already..... /s
I am kinda "meh" about this. As a republican, fewer royals is a good thing. Also he cheated on the Queen many times and was a racist, so he was no saint by any definition of the word. However, heart goes out to his widow, as being married for 73 years and losing a loved one is going to hit hard.
Think I will not bother switching on the news channels for a few days and even stepping foot into a Newsagent - newspaper headlines and wall to wall TV coverage is going to be insufferable.
I am kinda "meh" about this. As a republican, fewer royals is a good thing. Also he cheated on the Queen many times and was a racist, so he was no saint by any definition of the word. However, heart goes out to his widow, as being married for 73 years and losing a loved one is going to hit hard.
Think I will not bother switching on the news channels for a few days and even stepping foot into a Newsagent - newspaper headlines and wall to wall TV coverage is going to be insufferable.
They definitely have plans in place. The dude was almost artificially being kept alive the last few years due to the very best healthcare.
It's not protocol for anyone other than the ruling monarch dying for their to be days off. We have a populist government selling cheap patriotism though so it really wouldn't be out the question for them to designate one though.
+1
Cant't understand the brits' hard-on for tradition and royals.
There's no requirement and it's probably unlikely. With everyone in lockdown still they probably want to keep people in work if only to reduce the numbers paying respects on the day in London.
I'm not going to go out of my way to gush plaudits on him, but I'm also not going to go out of my way to hate on someone I know very little about either.
No he isn't at all? The protocols are completely different in every respect. Charles and William have bigger funerals than him. It's a totally different affair on every level.
Hahahaha holy shit :D I fucking love era for stuff like this, never fails to entertain.