Cid
Proper break this time
Born in turbulent times, married a queen, hung around in palaces not doing very much. Not quite sure why they used so many words for that.
Official: Prince Philip is Dead, 9th April 2021
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Born in turbulent times, married a queen, hung around in palaces not doing very much. Not quite sure why they used so many words for that.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
Such GREAT character
Prince Philip's gaffes from decades on royal duty
After the Duke of Edinburgh steps down from duties, we take a look back at some of the infamous remarks he has made while in the public eye.
www.bbc.co.uk
2001: "You're too fat to be an astronaut." To 13-year-old Andrew Adams who told Prince Philip he wanted to go into space.
2002: "Still throwing spears?" Question put to an Australian Aborigine during a visit.
2010: "Do you have a pair of knickers made out of this?" To Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie Pointing while pointing to some tartan in Edinburgh.
2010: "Do you work in a strip club?" To 24-year-old Barnstaple Sea Cadet Elizabeth Rendle when she told him she also worked in a nightclub.
2012: "I would get arrested if I unzipped that dress." To 25-year-old council worker Hannah Jackson, who was wearing a dress with a zip running the length of its front, on a Jubilee visit to Bromley, Kent.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I did. More nauseatingly obsequious guff
Doctor Carrot
Marxist Henchman
T & P
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Well we should have people from different walks of life alternate, to keep it varied. Yesterday was a politician, today a Royal. Tomorrow we could have someone from the press, or perhaps the entertainment industry? Katie Hopkins or Laurence Fox would do nicely.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Lots of people have those qualities - they are merely decent human traits. I don’t believe he had them anywayDo I believe he had principles, a sense of duty and a strong character?Yes, of course. I mean you may not agree with the Royal Family as an institution and politically, and I probably don’t either. But I don’t doubt the above, about him personally. To think they are all “evil horrible people” is a laughably simplistic understanding.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
its my birthday. best till last innit?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Whether he had those qualities or not, the media would be reporting that he had those qualities. About him personally, we can't really know anything. So all we have is his public position.Do I believe he had principles, a sense of duty and a strong character?
He was it sounds also incredibly arrogant and rude. A complex character with an extraordinary life that was part of the history of the 20th Century.
I’m not looking forward to the Queen dying, I have great respect for her. And Charles hardly compares.
Sure.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Such GREAT character
Prince Philip's gaffes from decades on royal duty
After the Duke of Edinburgh steps down from duties, we take a look back at some of the infamous remarks he has made while in the public eye.www.bbc.co.uk
2001: "You're too fat to be an astronaut." To 13-year-old Andrew Adams who told Prince Philip he wanted to go into space.
2002: "Still throwing spears?" Question put to an Australian Aborigine during a visit.
2010: "Do you have a pair of knickers made out of this?" To Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie Pointing while pointing to some tartan in Edinburgh.
2010: "Do you work in a strip club?" To 24-year-old Barnstaple Sea Cadet Elizabeth Rendle when she told him she also worked in a nightclub.
2012: "I would get arrested if I unzipped that dress." To 25-year-old council worker Hannah Jackson, who was wearing a dress with a zip running the length of its front, on a Jubilee visit to Bromley, Kent.
Deffo a game in Who said it - Prince Philip, Boris Johnson or Tommy Robinson?
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Yep. Be scouring very carefully for anything interesting...
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
WTAF; Urban?
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
billy_bob
Air of bewilderment model's own
Come on. We can have a discussion about whether we believe he had any decent traits or not. I don't really buy the idea that anyone is purely evil, so no doubt we could drag up some evidence of him being nice to a horse or a commoner occasionally. That doesn't mean he's principled or worthy of respect in general. And suggesting that we take articles written within hours of his death, including obituaries ffs, as evidence of good character is laughable. At most, they're going to allude to but skate over the bad bits with a few typical media euphemisms - racist = 'controversial views', sexist = 'of his time' etc. And if, as we've already seen, even the Guardian can barely bring itself to do even that much, there's no hope for anything approaching an honest appraisal.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
It won't be had. It'll be "read the article", "the tiny urban bubble (not real world)" or just ignored
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Are you 100% positive these are your own original thoughts?
cupid_stunt
Where's the bloody sun?
They would have been written months, if not years ago, and just kept on file ready to unleash.
billy_bob
Air of bewilderment model's own
It seems like a fucking weird hill to choose to stand your ground on, to me, but there you go.
dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
Me. Although I'm...well, see my previous posts.
Cid
Proper break this time
Why is his life extraordinary? The first few years were undoubtedly traumatic, though not exactly unusual for the early 20th century. Then he largely does nothing.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Aren't we all, darling.
I’ve not met him and formed my own opinion if that’s what you mean
I live in Leeds 
eta: I watched The Crown, except the last series when I got bored. That surely qualifies me?
I think Philip probably outlived some of the obituary writers.
billy_bob
Air of bewilderment model's own
Well, ok - but the point is that they're written for consumption in the immediate aftermath. They will aim for nothing more than toadying, and even the tiny vanilla hints at someone not being 100% good in those circumstances are only really there to create a bit of 'complex, interesting man' bollocks.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
#notallliberals
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