[Closed] Phil ill.

I dont.

I extend the same best wishes I would to any 90 year old who has heart problems.

He maybe a rather out dated old racist like many of our Grandfarthers, but he's is one hell if a character. My farther was working at Broadlands and he was visiting lord and lady Romney and apparently he was very charming and hilarious by all accounts! Get well soon you old bugger!

NB my mrs thinks he's brilliant and to coin one of his famous quotes she's "a bit slitty eyed" before this turns into racism rant....

Definitely would send my best wishes to our Liz - my 91 year old mum was in hospital for a couple of days earlier this week with heart problems - fortunately not serious so we're lucky and have her home for Christmas.

I don't know, the lengths some people will go to in order to avoid the Queen's speech.

Well i hope the oold **** dies and takes the rest of his parasitic gamily with him

ho ho ho

Phil's my favourite out of the (sorry) lot of 'em 😕

He's my favourite Greek in the British Royal family

Sending positive vibes to Phil the Greek, Liz and all the family as I would to anyone going through what they are. Especially at this time of year.

This is not a time for political posturing..

he's a game old guy and i'm happy to send any bloke who fought for his country, got lucky and married a rich bird and still pisses folk off at 90, all my very best wishes for a full and speedy recovery

its christmas and i thought the message was simple.. goodwill to all men..

There's some nasty people up there.^^

c_g - ignore them. It's only little people who use hate to fill their emptiness.

I'm not claiming to be whiter than white, as can be seen on the Surrey Hills thread just now. Just wouldn't wish bad things on anyone. 🙁

Wonder if he went private or NHS,and who paoid for the helicopter airlift.

But saying that youd want him to die naturally, not to be wished to die like some oop there hope for.

There's some nasty people up there.^^

Quite.

i like him and wish him well.

I don't know, the lengths some people will go to in order to avoid the Queen's speech.

He's avoiding church as well!!

druidh - Member

c_g - ignore them. It's only little people who use hate to fill their emptiness.

Nah, not always, I do that too.

He is a character so wish him speedy recovery.

would a "normal" person get a stent fitted so quick? I very much doubt it?

bruneep - Member
would a "normal" person get a stent fitted so quick? I very much doubt it?

Yes... But maybe not at 90. Although every case on its merits... Quality of life and all that. And like him or loathe him, he's [i]certainly[/i] got a good quality of life...

Every case on its merits on a thread about a royal.... Good work

Well i hope the oold **** dies and takes the rest of his parasitic gamily with him

ho ho ho

I'm surprised that anyone would think this let alone say it.
I cannot believe that someone like this is teaching children. Time for a career change?

Get well soon. I'm not into a Monarchy but its neither the time or place. As Yossarian said. Get well soon.

He's my favourite Greek in the British Royal family

This is not a time for political posturing..

There's some nasty people up there.

An one in hospital as well...how racist and out of touch does he need to be before i can have disdain for him and his antiquated anachronistic off spring?

would a "normal" person get a stent fitted so quick? I very much doubt it?

No they would not be hey lets not be nasty about all this eh and be angry because he has received better care than our parents would in similar circumstances

I'm surprised that anyone would think this let alone say it.

You may disagree with haterz [ i would argue he is one ] bi tto be surprised you must live a rather sheltered life...can I claim I am surprised there are royalists?

I would not wish death on him but tbh I dont care how his health is either. Would get rid of the lot of them but not in Russian or french style..

I would hazard a guess and say more MTB'rs have been airlifted to hospital than members of the royal family. I think this service is available to the peasant classes as well 🙄

And for a heart attack ...how many do you reckon...are you really claiming he does not get special treatment because of who he is ...really you think this ??

Again would not wish death on him but really not that bothered tbh

Junkyard - Member

He's my favourite Greek in the British Royal family

Hes my favourite greek in the german royal family

This is not a time for political posturing..

Yes i am saving it up for when thatcher dies to goo call

There's some nasty people up there.

An one in hospital as well...how racist and out of touch does he need to be before i can have disdain for him and his antiquated anachronistic off spring?

would a "normal" person get a stent fitted so quick? I very much doubt it?

No they would not be hey lets not be nasty about all this eh and be angry because he has received better care than our parents would in similar circumstances

I'm surprised that anyone would think this let alone say it.

I am surprised you are surprised ....you think there are not people who dislike racist or royals or those with privilege who are massively out of touch.....what did our charming representative say again at the massacre sight in India when we shot people ..something about it never happening because his relative was there iirc. He was there on a peace mission where we accepted our responsibility. Nice fell obviously.His views alone make me dislike him never mind the position.

You may disagree with haterz [ i would argue he is one ] bi tto be surprised you must live a rather sheltered life...can I claim I am surprised there are royalists?

I would not wish death on him but tbh I dont care how his health is either. Would get rid of the lot of them but not in Russian or french style..

Funny to see people calling him racist, then condemn him for being Greek, as if that was a bad thing...

The hypocrisy of the Left, eh Junky 😉

Funny to see people calling him racist, then condemn him for being Greek, as if that was a bad thing...

The hypocrisy of the Left, eh Junky

Well, he's not Greek, so the point was something else. Maybe you saw it whizzing past over your head?

Middle aged men riding 3k full susses once a week. They dont have time to have a heart attack because they just face plant on the first bit of dodgy track.

[b]Really[/b] DrJ?

Oh, If [i]only[/i] I was [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/the-smiths-morrissey-royals-are-benefit-scroungers/page/6#post-2521654 ]already[/url] aware of the fact that Phil had carried British Citizenship since birth!

😉

I'm as much as a republican as many on here but I hope I never get as bitter and twisted as some of you.

I would hazard a guess and say more MTB'rs have been airlifted to hospital than members of the royal family. I think this service is available to the peasant classes as wel

If a a subject had the same problem they would have been taken by ambulance to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital for such a routine piece of surgery.

He's my favourite Dane in the Greek Royal family.

Funny to see people calling him racist, then condemn him for being Greek, as if that was a bad thing...

The hypocrisy of the Left, eh Junky

Merry Christmas Junky.

I like him because he pisses people off just for being "a member of the royal family". In a similar way that I like it when people are pissed off and appalled by the sight of a "chav" in their midst.

I like him because he pisses off the small-minded 'holier than thou', out of touch with normal people, and real prejudices, PC brigade.

I like him because he often appears to be a more normal person, despite being a member of the royal family, and to have a better sense of humour, than some sour-faced Guardian readers living in their cul-de-sac ivory towers. I like him 'cause he couldn't give a toss what they think and you get what you see.

I say all that as someone who isn't a royalist and staunchly believes that only the proletariat has a legitimate right to state power 8)

I like him because he pisses off the small-minded 'holier than thou', out of touch with normal people, and real prejudices, PC brigade.

You never miss an opportunity to have a pop at the Big issues of PC gone Mad do you ernie.It makes me chortle as it reminds me of the life of brian scene 🙄 - Splitters- the "true" left hate no one more than the "weak" left to the extent they will praise royalty for annoying them...MM what would Che do ? Oh yes Kill him.

As for hollier than thou I dont know what you mean I asked everyone in the Ivory tower, from my high horse naturally, but we drew a blank

just to clairfy.. he's in the nhs papworth hospital ( no private patients in coronary care).. anyone in his condition would have a angiogram and if whilst they were in they felt a stent was a good idea it'd be done there and then.
they do 2,500 stents a year at papworth.. i had mine done in the same circs (although no helicopter) but at rochdale was out 3 days later..
cant believe the hate that this bloke whose served his and our country for 70 years fought in a world war etc is recieveing off some small minded people

its the season for goodwill to all men..

Heard him turn up the other night, and saw Chas arrive the next day.

He's in good hands (have had work done there myself), so he should be ok. All the same, I wish him a speedy recovery and a happy (well, what's left of it) Christmas.

I also wish the same to his family. There are some things that _no_ family should go through, and having a family member fall ill, especially this close to such a family time, must be tough for them. It's just a good thing he'll be coming back to them. Some other families may not be so lucky. Think of them as well.

You never miss an opportunity to have a pop at the Big issues of PC gone Mad do you ernie.

😀 Not even on Christmas Day. Only you don't pay attention Junkyard, I don't have a problem political correctness "gone mad", I have a problem with political correctness, full stop.

Maybe I should make the point more often ?

Wrecker you really are a tit.

Ho ho ho

😆

Met him in October, very likeable and funny. Just before the opening of our building he declared "you are about to see the worlds most accomplished plaque unveiler at work!" Which got a decent laugh and made me think the chap has been doing things like this for decades....

Anyways I wish him a speedy recovery

"you are about to see the worlds most accomplished plaque unveiler at work!"

90 years old and still working eh ? The man's a legend.

Really DrJ?

Oh, If only I was already aware of the fact that Phil had carried British Citizenship since birth!

Straw man, I'm afraid.

Nobody was taking a pop at Phil for being Greek, as he isn't, but you were so desperate to trot your McNugget of trivia that you missed the point.

Can we stop calling him Phil and show a little bit more respect please ?

His proper name is Mr Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg.

Although His Royal Highness/Prince Philip will do.

Changed my mind about him i ****in love battenberg

I thought you meant Consequence, not Windsor...

Well I like the man doesn't suffer fools, tells it like it is, what you see is what you get. He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

What does that even [i]mean[/i]?

[i]'Oh, I like the fact that there's someone ignorant, a bit racist and insensitive in these times where we (quite rightly) have to respect one another more than in the days of slavery, genocide and enforced colonialisation'[/i]

Is that what it means?

Would you rather somebody told you what they really thought good or bad or fed you a load of sh!t to keep you happy so you never actually know what they think. Wether you think he's a biggot, racist or whatever was not the point. You are left in no doubt where he stands unlike 99% of our politicians.

Yep he stands just to the side of the top through the accident of his wifes birth

Oh that Uncle Adolf; he was a bit racist but at least you knew where he stood, eh? 🙂

I call Goodwins ^

Whoa bit of a jump from Old Phil to uncle Adolf there Elfin. You really do have a rather large axe to grind. You can come across as rather bitter sometimes. You haven't been disinherited from a stately pile in the past have you 😉

Just making the point that just cos you 'know where someone stands', does not in any way mean they are worthy of respect or are to be commended for their candour...

Far from being a 'breath of fresh air', Phil is more like a stale, festering stench from the past.

Well I like the man doesn't suffer fools, tells it like it is, what you see is what you get. He's a breath of fresh air in these PC times.

Agree with you on the first point but disagree with your second point Elfin. Lots of charity work inc the WWF. His life really hasn't been his own since he married Liz. Duty always coming before family. He is antiquated because he's from another era, I'm not saying what he does is right or wrong but its honest.

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

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html ]90 gaffs by phil[/url]

I haven't seen any evidence that Prince Philip is a racist

Well, he might not openly advocate genocide and racial purity, but he's made enough comments to suggest he's pretty bloody insensitive and lacks respect for those of other cultures. Which, considering his education and the extent of his global travels, is pretty disappointing for a mayn who is sposed to be setting an example as a member of the Royal family; people we humble subjects are meant to look up to.

I reckon the Scandinavian/Mediterranean/Slavic man has far more of a racial mix in his blood than most people on the planet.

Not more than me, so if I say he's a racist then he is. 🙂

Thanks for that bruneep ..... I laughed until I had to wipe the tears from my eyes ! 😀

Yes some of them were a bit iffy but I also know that some of the examples are a bit [i]economical[/i] and don't give the whole picture. One was clearly darn right factually incorrect :

[i]61. "So you're responsible for the kind of crap Channel Four produces!" Speaking to then chairman of the channel, Michael Bishop, in 1962.[/i]

There was no Channel Four in 1962.......very sloppy.

Not more than me....

Well you've never mentioned the other half a dozen countries your family originates from, or more than two recognised racial groups, but fair point.

Well, there's Celt, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and very possibly East Yerpean on me mum's side, and on me Dad's, probbly all sorts too. Plus I'm brahyn, so I reckon I trump him on the effnik mix side of things. 😀

I'd hazard a guess my DNA is form a larger genetic pool than Phill's....

(Just heard Les Dawson say 'Elfin creature of pure delight' on't telly. 😀 )

Well, there's Celt, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and very possibly East Yerpean on me mum's side

I reckon HRH beats you on both sides on that count.

Plus I'm brahyn, so I reckon I trump him

Typical, your sorts always try to use skin colour as an advantage. And, you're not even a [i]proper[/i] brown.

I run the DoE award in my school;as old as he is,he comes to the award ceremony in Edinburgh on a baking hot July day and speaks to everybody there,probably taking 2-3 hours to do so.I actually LIKE the idea that we have a grumpy old un-PC war vet making the various PR people cringe. Just my tuppence like,based on having met him three times,so of no use on a discussion on STW I suppose.

Cant speak for others but my view on him as a royal far exceeds my view on him as a bit of of a ****. The concept of royalty is abhorent to me.

Interesting you should say that duckman, because ironically it was his quips at/about children in bruneep's list which particularly had me wiping the laughter tears from my eyes. They reminded me of one of the greatest comedians ever - W. C. Fields.

I don't know whether HRH writes all his own material, I suspect he does, but a great deal of it reminded me of the grumpy child-hating sexist W. C. Fields, he just needs to throw a bit in about being a committed alcoholic.

Although some of it has a touch of the Frankie Boyle about it :

[i]"If it has four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it." Said to a World Wildlife Fund meeting in 1986.

"If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested." Of his daughter, Princess Anne.[/i]

I think it's brilliant that he's able to brighten up his life with real life trolling and piss-taking without a care in the world of the social ranking of the recipient, I'm quite jealous. Poor ol' Lizzie must get exasperated with him and have to constantly bollock him after politely and diplomatically patching things up.

Poor ol' Lizzie must get exasperated with him and have to constantly bollock him after politely and diplomatically patching things up.

"I can't bally well take him anywhere"

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Wasnt really worried, he's an old boy whos had an undoubtedly good innings. After reading this thread however I hope in lives on at least long enough to see Junkyard, AA and Elfinsafety peg it unhappily.

What a miserable lot.

Hold on; I don't wish him any ill, so why are you saying nasty things about me?

I merely expressed my onion as to his character, not that I wish to see him suffer or owt.

Now Fatcha, on the other haynd....

Typical, your sorts always try to use skin colour as an advantage. And, you're not even a proper brown.

😮

Yes I am! Checked it with the Dulux colour chart and Pantone Reference Guide.

Elfinsafety - Member

I'd hazard a guess my DNA is form a larger genetic pool than Phill's....

To be fair, he's european royalty, they have a gene-teacup rather than a gene-pool. Except the ginger one obviously.

Harry's not of 'Royal Blood', is he? Or was Diana somehow related by blood to the Royal family? You never know with that lot.

The Harry thing should be sorted out, once and for all. If he's not of 'true Royal Blood', then he shoon't be being subsidised by taxpayers, regardless of all the good stuff he does in hekelopters and that. Nowt against the lad, but if the rules of the Monarchy are gonna be so strict, then let's have some transparency here. Cos if he started having kids then they'll get all the privileges of Royalty and that'll just make a mockery of the whole thing.

Must be awful for him though, not knowing the absolute truth about who yer real dad is. 🙁

Or was Diana somehow related by blood to the Royal family?

Yep, Diana was related to Charles. And the other geezer she was shagging, nor sure of his name - Hewitt? was also related. If Harry looks like Hewitt then it's just as likely to be simply because Hewitt was related to Charles.

My brother's son looks more like me than he does him, in fact he's the spitting image of me when I was his age (apparently my nephew annoys him by reminding him 😀 ) But I've not shagged his missus, I can assure you.

bruneep - Member

90 gaffs by phil

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ninety-gaffes-in-ninety-years-2290148.html ]90 gaffs by phil[/url]

Some classics there,streets ahead of Frankie Boyle et al

[i]His proper name is Mr Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Battenberg.[/i]

is that true ❓

I have surname jealousy!!

Hope he gets better soon, being in hospital this time of year who-ever you are is rubbish.