So what? Did your mother ever say two wrongs don’t make a right?
He had a great many obvious faults, who doesn’t after 99 years, but having been involved with charities and youth groups that benefitted from his support over the years, it’s easy to overlook the good work he did over all those years.
The Jimmy Saville defence, yer brave!
If you want to add your complaint about the level of coverage by the BBC join the queue!(Guardian)
I can understand one channel dedicating to it but all of them is a step too far.
Sorry, who died?
120,000+ of our friends and neighbours, relatives and parents.
But BoJo and the BBC* are much more sorry that one 99 year old racist has finally stopped spending everyone else’s money.
*To be fair to the BBC they’re damned if they, damned if they don’t.
when it comes down to it the UK state isn’t much different from North Korea.
Really?
For all its faults I really would rather to continue to live in the UK than live in North Korea.
As a firm republican (vive la France !) I'm sorry to see the most francophile of the royals go. He was representative of his generation with all his collonial monarchistic bollox but as an early ecologist, DoE bod and ambasador for the UK he did well.
Reporting on him on this side of the channel was/is a mix of deliciously naughty and respectful, perhaps because the respect was mutual.
The Jimmy Saville defence, yer brave!
I'm not aware that any of Prince Phillip's alleged foibles were of the Saville nature.
Anyone thinking we're becoming North Korea really needs to have a look at that a bit more carefully. North Koreans would happily swap.
As a firm republican (vive la France !) I’m sorry to see the most francophile of the royals go. He was representative of his generation with all his collonial monarchistic bollox but as and early ecologist, DoE bod and ambasador for the UK he did well.
A very succinct and balanced summary
I really would rather to continue to live in the UK currently than live in North Korea.
FIFY
For all its faults I really would rather to continue to live in the UK than live in North Korea.
Well the good news is that if you ever change your mind you'll barely notice the difference. Apparently.
That explains all the artillery earlier. There's been an attempted coup against our dear leader and the conspirators are being executed North Korea style.
And Boris finds a way to make it about him... https://news.sky.com/story/prince-philip-boris-johnson-will-not-attend-duke-of-edinburghs-funeral-and-will-give-up-seat-for-a-family-member-12271934
I like to think the Queen wouldn't want the gobshite who lied to her to prorogue parliament anywhere near..
I was apprised that all the Royal Navy shops on duty round the world carry enough blanks to do a40 gun salute. Surely they are fully loaded with real bombs when at sea and not fake ones
I was apprised that
allboth the Royal Navy shops on duty round the world
FTFY.
Amazing that these shops have enough room for live ammo let alone blanks when there are tea towels and tea sets to sell.
This thread has turned rather unpleasant so it’s be closed.