His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

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His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

Post by DuncaninFrance » Fri Apr 09, 2021 6:41 am

Duke of Edinburgh.
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Re: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

Post by Niner » Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:12 am

He almost made it to 100. I wonder if he enjoyed being a public figure all those years or ever wished he could just walk down a street and into a pub and nobody know who he was or expect him to represent a country every waking minute of his life.
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:05 pm

Niner wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:12 am He almost made it to 100. I wonder if he enjoyed being a public figure all those years or ever wished he could just walk down a street and into a pub and nobody know who he was or expect him to represent a country every waking minute of his life.
I am sure that we will all know by this time next week Robert!
Personally, I always thought of him as a lone spirit taking the piss out of the world's WOKE and SNOWFLAKE generations.
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Re: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

Post by Aughnanure » Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:31 pm

Sometimes he was able to relax and have a quiet evening with the boys as he did with the members of the Alvis Car Club of Great Britain of which he was the Patron.

He drove a 12/50 1926 (1928?) 'Beetleback' Alvis roadster and fast; on the sole occasion that I was at a club get together when he attended, he outdistanced his police escort by some minutes.

I've always admired him.
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Re: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:41 am

Today is the Navy's day to mourn and remember one of their own who has now 'Crossed the bar'

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.


Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh are to take place today across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea.

Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday in cities including London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, as well as Gibraltar and from Royal Navy warships, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Re: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip,

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:31 am

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