Prince Phillip passes away.

[Deleted member 26715]

My prediction - Her Majesty will see through the funeral arrangements, and then any period of official morning, and then once a suitable interval has passed will stand aside. By the end of the year we'll have King Charles, or whatever regal name he may choose as an alternative.

I'll be one to disagree, I think she takes her responsibility too seriously to stand down, she may hand over the meet & greet to Charlie boy & his companion, for all the sweaty hand pressing, but I think her reign will die with her.

 

[Chislenko]

Two pages in and nobody has used the phrase

Good Innings yet.

I'm amazed.

 

[welsh dragon]

He def looked as if he was nearing the end of his life when he left hospital. He had a good innings though.

Just done

 

[Bromptonaut]

I'll be one to disagree, I think she takes her responsibility too seriously to stand down, she may hand over the meet & greet to Charlie boy & his companion, for all the sweaty hand pressing, but I think her reign will die with her.

I think that's right. She will remember the last abdication; burned into her soul.

Even for my generation (born in 59) it was a thing in our parents' time.

She lived through it being thrown into the succession.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Must be incredibly tough for the queen, losing a lifelong partner. She has my condolences.

 

[jowwy]

how boris looks isn't important.....maybe the mods should remove the boris bashing posts as a mark of respect to HRH Prince Phillip

 

[Sniper68]

Good innings at 99.
Not a fan of the Royals by any stretch of the imagination but at the very least he was entertaining over the years.Totally un-PC like an old school Grandad,or like mine at least.
RIP.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

RIP Prince Phillip and condolences to HM The Queen.

I liked Phillip, he had a wicked and sharp sense of humour.

One of his stewards shared a conversation he overheard in the lounge of the Royal aircraft flying over the middle East... Phillip remarked to the Queen that there was a remarkable, arrow straight road running for as far as he could see, right through the desert.
"Oh yes sir", interjected one of his aides.... "desolate place to find yourself though, you'd have to be a madman to drive there. If you found yourself stranded on that road it would be days before you'd see another vehicle".

Phillip smiled wryly and pointed down, saying "Yes indeed... oh look, there's two madmen just passing each other now".

 

[pawl]

R I P your highness you will be sorely missed by her Majesty

 

[Pale Rider]

I'll be one to disagree, I think she takes her responsibility too seriously to stand down, she may hand over the meet & greet to Charlie boy & his companion, for all the sweaty hand pressing, but I think her reign will die with her.

Agreed.

In the broadcast from Kenya immediately after the death of her father, she promised to devote her life to our service.

Only she knows precisely what she meant by that, but the usual reading is rule unto death.

Elizabeth could continue to serve us in some capacity after abdicating, thereby keeping the promise, but I think that's very unlikely.

 

[bikingdad90]

Shame he didn’t live to get a centurion card from his dearest wife for making it to 100. It will be a tough time in the royal household this week. I am no royalist or no anti monarchy either, I just don’t get the fascination at all; they are just rich people running a very successful business (ethics aside) and kudo’s to them.

I hope for a day of mourning so I can get out and ride my bike on the quiet roads while everyone is glued to the TV.

 

[Beebo]

Feel for the queen.
Anyone who gets very old has the problem that all their friends and contemporaries die and they are left alone with the younger generation.

The Queen has very few friends left now and Philip was her rock.

 

[MichaelW2]

Prince Philip quotes are not even printable in 2021. Maybe someone up there cancelled the old bugger.

 

[pawl]

Shame he didn’t live to get a centurion card from his dearest wife for making it to 100. It will be a tough time in the royal household this week. I am no royalist or no anti monarchy either, I just don’t get the fascination at all; they are just rich people running a very successful business (ethics aside) and kudo’s to them.

I hope for a day of mourning so I can get out and ride my bike on the quiet roads while everyone is glued to the TV.

Was was the latter part of your comments really necessary.

 

[DCLane]

RIP. Whilst I'm not a fan of the royal family, most of which appear to be hangers-on, Prince Philip does leave a legacy. The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme along with his support of WWF plus more.

I'm guessing the Queen will stay on until her 70th anniversary, then abdicate.