Prince Philip Dies - mod warning in OP. Read it or get yourself threadbanned

jmayo wrote: »

Actually he was really anything, but Greek.
And when asked about it he said why would he love the country that killed his relatives and put a death sentence on his father.

Yes he was very much part of the British royalty.
Yes he could be often very insulting in some of his comments.
And that is not right.

But he could also be damn funny, quite astute and often very honest in his comments.

In this day and age were everyone is afraid to just bluntly come out and speak the truth his attitude was refreshing.

When did he speak this "truth". He didn't make astute comments about feminism, racism or immigration that the rest of us apparently afraid to say he just made crap racist Tommy Cooperesque jokes

Jack Carter wrote: »

You mean the British people and it's media are going to mourn the death of a senior royal?

What??? No!!!! How can this be???!

Mourn away but it really gets a bit over the top. They are still crying over Diana who was in reality nothing but a rich pampered nobody.

I think it is sad when a celebrity I like dies but I dont expect the collective breakdowns that the English go through over these people

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Great man, great consort to the queen, good father too. Not always politically correct in his mutterings, but that added to his character.

RIP Prince Philip.

Was he a good father? He seems to have rather invented tough love, and bar Anne, ended up with a bunch of wets for children.

Jack Carter wrote: »

I'd take Prince Phillip making Irishman jokes over Harry lecturing me about White privilege anyday.

I have no time for either of them. Its not a one or the other situation

The plan for his funeral is known as Operation Forth Bridge

Jack Carter wrote: »

It's the not the 1970s anymore boomer, most of us have moved on from animosity to the Royals.

Boomer? Can you explain that comment?

Why shouldn't people have animosity towards these unelected leaches? What mandate do they have?

Amazing to see how many people hold such undemocratic views.

Zebra3 wrote: »

Boomer? Can you explain that comment?

Why shouldn't people have animosity towards these unelected leaches? What mandate do they have?

Amazing to see how many people hold such undemocratic views.

It's just people trying to show how much more "evolved" they are than other Irish people

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I do laugh at the ones on here moaning that their favourite British Broadcasting Corporation programme might be cancelled due to the death of a senior British royal.

Go watch fair city or a rerun of nationwide.

Thought Fair City was banned under the Geneva convention, cruel and unusual punishment

hamburgham wrote: »

Gas too how the newspapers had everything ready to go and were just waiting to push the button. I'm sure all the articles were written years ago, updated over the last few weeks and then sadly, on notice just waiting for the nod over the last couple of days no doubt.

It's not just the royals tbh, they do this with a lot of big celebrities.

Newspapers have vast files of ready-to-go obituaries on TV & movie stars, musicians, royals, politicians, etc.

It means when they do die, nobody has to go and research the deceased all over again, they just have to throw in a paragraph covering the few years since it was last updated, and it's ready to go.

BBC already have a "Prince Philip: A life in pictures" gallery up on their website. You can guarantee that's been sitting in "Draft" status just waiting to be published for at least a year.

seamus wrote: »

It's not just the royals tbh, they do this with a lot of big celebrities.

Newspapers have vast files of ready-to-go obituaries on TV & movie stars, musicians, royals, politicians, etc.

It means when they do die, nobody has to go and research the deceased all over again, they just have to throw in a paragraph covering the few years since it was last updated, and it's ready to go.

BBC already have a "Prince Philip: A life in pictures" gallery up on their website. You can guarantee that's been sitting in "Draft" status just waiting to be published for at least a year.

I would say they have had his prepped for quite a while now. Would do the same once any big celebrity hits a certain age ide say

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The dude is still warm. Probably not the time for an in-depth philosophical discussion on monarchy in all fairness.

Why ?

"Don't speak ill of the dead" is such a stupid saying usually said to defend those who racked up a lot of ill stuff in their life

I wonder what bad news stories will be buried today.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Seeing on The Guardian website that an investigation into benefits fraud has been launched, with palace insiders telling The Guardian that Philip's corpse was driven out of hospital months ago.

Hes been a walking corpse for years to be fair.

cdeb wrote: »

Yes, but he still had to work for his pay. And the Royal Family probably brings in money for England in terms of tourism.

I'm happy we don't have a monarchy or England's class system here, but I think the welfare scrounging stuff doesn't really stack up. ****ed if I'd manage 65 years having someone tell me what tea-cake fundraisers to go to tomorrow.

This is stated a lot but it's not a true reflection of the tourist effect. The tourist industry would survive with or without the Royal Family being in situ. Balmoral, Buckingham Palace, Windsor will all remain / become attractions.

Look at Edinburgh Castle, makes millions.

Tyrone212 wrote: »

Itv, bbc etc interrupted their broadcast to play the national anthem when news broke he had died.

Two minutes of music isn't really the same as a country run by 3 generations of dictators, though, is it?

The queen must be very upset at the death of her cousin/husband