Prince Phillip Duke of Edinburgh dead at 99

originally posted by: MazMaric


Vaccinated in January.
Hospitalised in February.
Released in March.
Died in April.

Died on the 99th day of the year.

originally posted by: Lysergic
oh noes not another rich white guy ded.

Not sure he brought any riches to the party at the start. His mother eventually left Greece penniless and spent the war sheltering Jews from the Nazis in Greece.

Granted he lived a privileged life, but he also did some good with his position. The Duke of Edinburgh Award has helped countless people and his his role on the World Wildlife Fund has done more good than can be properly grasped. Myriad other causes he has supported.

Sad day.

His mom went from being a spoilt princess to a nun.

Her choice.

I wish someone would make a film about princess Alice

a reply to: EvanB

I agree (I would not call her spoiled though, the truth is that being royal especially a girl in her generation was very little fun and back then they were still marrying them off to make ties to people they did not love and often could not stand that were often there first or second cousin but God had other plans for her), they seemed to think there was something wrong with her probably because she had her own mind when in fact she was the most sane of them all.

A good woman who TRULY loved God.

nvm

a reply to: LABTECH767

I know very little of Prince Phillip, but may he rest in piece, lived a long life.

DOOM

Prince Philip Said He "Wanted To Be
Reincarnated as a Deadly Virus,
to depopulate the world"

"Corona" coincidence ?
You cann't make this up!

Fact-Check

a reply to: Cirice

Remember a few weeks ago, he was in hospital and the police cordoned off a perimeter around him? I think he died then.

Racist old git that he was!

That being said he was someone's father, someone's husband, someone's grandfather, someone's Uncle. And I don't like any of them either. Not a fan of people being "born to reign over us"...

originally posted by: EvanB
His mom went from being a spoilt princess to a nun.

Her choice.

I wish someone would make a film about princess Alice

Old Phil would never have allowed it, now he's gone it's more likely. She suffered from quite severe mental health issues.

a reply to: ToneDeaf
May I remind you that death comes before reincarnation, not the other way round?

The number of off topic and terms violations plus two warnings on this thread is disgraceful, did not ask to be born into royalty, married his love, served his country and supported many charities.

Never started a war, murdered anyone, hurt anyone, if a great grandad, grandad, dad and husband.

Regardless if you are pro or anti Royal, this Man has done more than many in the advancement and maturity of the Royal family.

RIP Prince Phillip and my sincere condolences to Her Majesty.

a reply to: ToneDeaf

Prince Philip Said He "Wanted To Be
Reincarnated as a Deadly Virus,
to depopulate the world"

The comment was made as a response to the fact that the Human population is growing at an unsustainable rate , it's a problem many turn a blind eye to.

The world population 60 years ago was just over 2 billion and it's now more than 6 billion. This huge increase - an explosion really - has probably done more harm to the environment than anything else.
www.quotetab.com...

The more of us there are the more of us there will be , as we grow in population wild life decreases in population due to habitat loss , we are squeezing nature out.


I agree with Philip.

originally posted by: djz3ro
Racist old git that he was!

Can you show this is true, or is this just a throwaway comment because calling people racist all the time is in fashion?

a reply to: gortex

The point he made is valid, the way he tried to get it across may be considered insensitive.....especially for modern day hyper sensitivities.
People like us tend to appreciate straight talking, unfortunately most people have been brow beaten into being offended by anything and everything.

A cull of living people is not the answer.....but 'we' need to find some sort of solution and be pretty damn quick about it before we reach a tipping point.

originally posted by: Forensick
The number of off topic and terms violations plus two warnings on this thread is disgraceful, did not ask to be born into royalty, married his love, served his country and supported many charities.

Never started a war, murdered anyone, hurt anyone, if a great grandad, grandad, dad and husband.

Regardless if you are pro or anti Royal, this Man has done more than many in the advancement and maturity of the Royal family.

RIP Prince Phillip and my sincere condolences to Her Majesty.

Not all is at is appears.

I too had two comments deleted with warnings, paying respect to Prince Phillip but i fear it may have been because i also mentioned a certain American woman.

Moving forward i will never mention both names in the same sentence as that would disrespectful to a man who will go down in history and will be remembered for generations and centuries to come.

RIP.

originally posted by: MazMaric
a reply to: Bluntone22

Because the queen was next in line but I think being a king supersedes that.
If a king is next in line the his wife is usually titled as queen.

No. Prince Philip was kept merely the consort of the Queen because, irrespective of gender, genetic descent ALWAYS takes precedence over marriage. There was also a political reason for why Philip was never made king through marriage. He had German relatives and there was powerful opposition, even extending to the Queen's mother and the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, over the Queen marrying this penniless aristocrat with German links. It would have been unthinkable in Britain in the postwar years to have someone with such close links becoming king. Both the Establishment and the people would have been in opposition to it.

a reply to: micpsi
Kate will never be the Queen of England.
And the Queen mother was never the Queen of England.
And Prince Albert (who was married to Queen Victoria) was not the King of England.

It's nothing to do with anything political that Prince Phillip was not 'King'.

a reply to: Bluntone22

There was a scene in the Crown which nailed it for me, when they demonstrated that Elizabeth was a symbol of national unity, like an archetype basically - who embodied the spirit of the people across long periods of time, beyond the short cycles of political leadership. I now have a strong liking for the principle of royalty, though we can only hope that those who are blessed with it will embody it correctly, and help us in our quest to be the best we can be as a nation. Obviously Prince Andrew & the Harry & Meghan thing has totally spun a down into the present situation. It's on Her Majesty to bring it home for the team.

a reply to: Bluntone22

double post...