Farewell

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1. Yes, very very sad. A great man. A long life, well lived and a good servant of this great country.

   • There are those who could learn from his example.

     • Definitely LR.

     • Sadly, there are a great many more (in positions of power) who are incapable of learning from his example.

     • Indeed there are, but unfortunately those who have most to learn are those who are least likely to so do.

2. At every stage in his life he did and said the right thing.
   He was loyal true to his Queen.
   We are fortunate to have had him. The armed services will miss him, all ranks, all services. God bless Her Majesty.

3. Agreed. But do the BBC really need to have continuous rolling news on all channels? Surely one channel is sufficient.

4. “At every stage in his life he did and said the right thing”

   And he often said the politically incorrect thing – much to the horror of the “Woke” brigade, and our amusement. “We” are buggered now, as there’s no-one left who could get away with what Phil the Greek did…

5. RIP. The Spectator have a good list of his many non-pc utterances-https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-wit-and-wisdom-of-prince-philip

6. I was going to mention that ‘cowboys and Indians’ one which I thought was a gem but… I read a book where the authors’ wording struck me, – (his concern in the book is the British countryside and it’s wildlife) he said… “I have met Prince Philip on a number of occasions. The last time I was shocked. I had been asked to give an after dinner speech in his honour, for his 90th birthday…. and where did he go to sit down – gulp – next to me! What an evening and what a fantastic man – funny, perceptive and forthright. And after my piece of chat he leapt to his feet and proposed a toast to me – and although he was nearly ninety he did really leap to his feet.”

7. The Social Worker rag is gloating.

   https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/51596/Queen+mourns+as+another+racist+bites+the+dust

   • The socialist worker is an oxymoron.

   • Reflects more on the author – Isabel Ringpiece – suggests it might be slightly satirical…

     • Isabel Ringrose. I’m not sure she is bright enough to do satire.

       • LR

         I agree that Socialist worker types don’t in general do any type of humour – indeed much of their time is spent making it illegal, but I thought the change of name summed up the article’s general tone. Having a near estranged relative of similar political persuasion I’m used to the stream of effluent…

         • I’m not sure I’d go as far as labelling it political. It’s just effluent. Incoherent rage without any real thinking behind it.

8. The stories about his so called gaffes are coming thick and fast now, this one is a gem:

   When he met the Labour MP Parmjit Dhanda in 2002, he asked him what he had done before entering parliament. He had been a student and a trade union official, he replied. “You did bigger all then,” Philip said.

   True, but, when Dhanda tried to turn the tables and ask, well, what did you do before you became the consort?

   “Oh, I fought in the Second World War.”

   Ha ha ha, checkmate.