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Prince Philip - RIP

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  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    RIP.
  • Wrinkley_Addick_SE9
    Wrinkley_Addick_SE9 Posts: 62
    Came from a different era and attitude to life. R.I.P.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    Lordflashheart said:
    RIP

    In 1992 I met him when he and the Queen visited my workplace - I didn’t meet the Queen, but he wandered over to my desk, and asked who I was, what I did, and if played any sport - I said football, cricket and squash - he then spent 5 mins chatting to me about the England cricket team - really nice bloke, very down to earth

    And here is the proof !!!

    The lady in the middle was my manager, who quickly came over to make sure I didn’t say anything unacceptable (which I am prone to doing)


    Your boss has got a very worried looking smile.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,850
    https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/09/the-best-of-prince-philips-gaffes-and-comments-as-duke-dies-aged-99-7743496/

    You just know that these compilations of best gaffes/comments of Prince Philip were ready to go. 

    Some of these have had me proper laughing out loud. 
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    edited April 2021
    I'm a small "r" Norn Irish republican, but he deserves respect for much of the life he led.  

    He may have used, shall we say, "unfortunate" language at times, but many whose lives were formed in the 1920s and 1930s do (try reading descriptions in an Agatha Christie novel), I never thought there was any active malice behind it.

    We probably would not have got on if we'd met, but, if it were for nothing else other than his wartime service and the Duke Of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, I would consider his passing worthy of respect.

    RIP.
  • Scratchingvalleycat
    Scratchingvalleycat Posts: 759
    edited April 2021
    When he was made Duke of Edinburgh, prior to his wedding 74 years ago, he was also given a welsh title of Earl of Merioneth and an English title of Baron Greenwich,   His association with the borough included being a member of the board of the National Maritime Museum and closely associated with bringing the Cutty Sark to the borough. 
    RIP
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    LittleAddick said:
    DaveMehmet said:
    RIP. A very good innings but a shame his last year was such a shitty one for his family. 

    Wouldn't be surprised to see the Queen step back now.
    Wouldn't be surprised if she died fairly soon, often the case with very old couples.
    You want to be careful about that kind of thing, imagining the death of the monarch used to be a capital offence...
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Please be respectful.
  • Super_Eddie_Youds
    Super_Eddie_Youds Posts: 1,977
    I accompanied a previous boss (he's ex forces, I'm not) to pay respects to a guardsman who had lost his life in Afghanistan or Iraq (I can't remember which), and while we were waiting outside the guards chapel for the funeral to start, a lone land rover Discovery pulled up, and out got Prince Philip to pay his respects, which I was later told he did for every fallen guardsman at the time. 

    Pretty cool thing to do if you ask me. 

    RIP - what ever you think of the man, he was also someone's husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
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  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,623
    DaveMehmet said:
    Lordflashheart said:
    RIP

    In 1992 I met him when he and the Queen visited my workplace - I didn’t meet the Queen, but he wandered over to my desk, and asked who I was, what I did, and if played any sport - I said football, cricket and squash - he then spent 5 mins chatting to me about the England cricket team - really nice bloke, very down to earth

    And here is the proof !!!

    The lady in the middle was my manager, who quickly came over to make sure I didn’t say anything unacceptable (which I am prone to doing)


    Your boss has got a very worried looking smile.
    She was a lovely lady - sadly died far too young - heavy smoker in the days when you could smoke in the office - looked after me and looked out for me when I was a bit of a nightmare / jack the lad in my late teens / early 20’s

    She was a Special Constable at Bexleyheath Police Station - worked most Friday and Saturday nights in Bexleyheath

    I will never forget her calling me into her office one Monday afternoon - she closed the door, offered me a fag and a Gin and Tonic (those were the days !!!) - and then said she had seen me from her Police van on the Saturday night just gone in Bexleyheath - I immediately knew what she had seen - me and my mates had been in the Drayman and it kicked off with another bunch of blokes outside (one of my mates chatting up a girl, not knowing her boyfriend was in there)

    There was a bit of a ruck, punches thrown etc - I was in the mix - but it was all a bit handbags to be honest

    She said to me that if ever she was in Bexleyheath and I got arrested, she would not be able to help me, and would I please not go out in Bexleyheath 

    I took the advice on board, as I respected her so much, I didn’t want to embarrass her

    She was petrified when the Duke decided to speak to me, but so relieved I behaved 

    I still work for the same bank - joined Jan 1987 !!!
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    Super_Eddie_Youds said:
    I accompanied a previous boss (he's ex forces, I'm not) to pay respects to a guardsman who had lost his life in Afghanistan or Iraq (I can't remember which), and while we were waiting outside the guards chapel for the funeral to start, a lone land rover Discovery pulled up, and out got Prince Philip to pay his respects, which I was later told he did for every fallen guardsman at the time. 

    Pretty cool thing to do if you ask me. 

    RIP - what ever you think of the man, he was also someone's husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
    I sense an unease to say anything good about him.  He’s made a few verbal gaffes- I suspect with no malice intended- but he’s done a huge amount of good public service and is undeniably a war hero.     

    RIP, Prince Philip. 
  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    Sad at this news, for the Queen and his family. A full life, well lived
    RIP
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    He gave great support to the Queen and great service to the country. RIP 
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    A very hard working Royal who continued public duties until well into his 90’s. 
    I remember reading that even in his early 90’s he would attend 600 plus appointments every year. 
    RIP. 
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Scratchingvalleycat said:
    When he was made Duke of Edinburgh, prior to his wedding 74 years ago, he was also given a welsh title of Earl of Merioneth and an English title of Baron Greenwich,   His association with the borough included being a member of the board of the National Maritime Museum and closely associated with bringing the Cutty Sark to the borough. 
    RIP
    I never knew any of that 
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    I didn’t know the stuff about Greenwich either. Just been a large segment on Greenwich on the news about the Cutty Sark snd his role.  Very interesting.

    RIP. 
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    RIP

    Some of the comments about on Twitter about someone that has passed away are disgusting. I don’t know where all the hatred in this world comes from.


  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    EastTerrace said:
    RIP

    Some of the comments about on Twitter about someone that has passed away are disgusting. I don’t know where all the hatred in this world comes from.


    The main reason why I don’t use social media.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,850
    EastTerrace said:
    RIP

    Some of the comments about on Twitter about someone that has passed away are disgusting. I don’t know where all the hatred in this world comes from.




    Simple really. Although one thing is for sure, none of these people are happy or successful people. 
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  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,623
    SoundAsa£ said:
    EastTerrace said:
    RIP

    Some of the comments about on Twitter about someone that has passed away are disgusting. I don’t know where all the hatred in this world comes from.


    The main reason why I don’t use social media.
    I don’t do social media because I am scared of the door bell

    Ding dong ‘hello, are you my Dad’

    😱
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    Are you one of the two Moustache'd fellas?
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Dazzler21 said:
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    Are you one of the two Moustache'd fellas?
    Ha, not quite mate. ;) The guy on the bottom far left was the 'steward', the fella bottom far right was the co-pilot.

    I'm the 'youngster' on the steps, 3rd one down.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,857
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    Ere, you'll never guess who I had in the back of my cab plane the other day...
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying out his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    That’s brilliant 
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,623
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying out his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    Superb

    Out of interest - what is the plane ?
  • Valleysarr
    Valleysarr Posts: 1,098
    RIP what a life. 
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Lordflashheart said:
    bazjonster said:
    During my RAF career, I was honoured and privileged to be selected to serve on 'The Queen's Flight' at RAF Benson between 1992-95 (before the flight then lost its autonomous status, disbanded, and amalgated with 32Sqn at RAF Northolt).

    I was extremely lucky to have a role that involved me regularly flying with members of the Royal Family.

    My 'big' tour (if you like) was with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994; 3 weeks touring India and Pakistan when he was carrying out his World Wildlife Fund role.

    This is the end of tour 'crew photo' that was taken during a refuel stop at Muscat airport.

    RIP, Sir.
    Superb

    Out of interest - what is the plane ?
    BAe-146.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    I was just thinking that the Queen’s got no one left who will call her by her first name now.

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