Prince Philip has died aged 99

[Jimbuna]

Prince Philip has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace announces,
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11437314

RIP Sir

[Skybird]

Bon Voyage, and thanks for the laconic humour that will not be forgotten.

[Reece]

Well 99 isn't bad!!:yep: R.I.P.

[Eichhörnchen]

I just saw this... what a shock. I'm thinking of her... I'm no royalist but they've been in my life since I was born. Very moved and even a bit tearful for a moment there

[Skybird]

https://www.dw.com/en/obituary-prince-philip-backbone-of-the-uk-royal-family-dies-at-99/a-57144320

[u crank]

RIP your Royal Highness.

:salute:

[HW3]

RIP

[les green01]

RIP

[Mr Quatro]

I knew you not, but heard of you many times Prince Philip RIP

[mapuc]

R.I.P Your Highness

[Kapitan]

RIP Prince Phillip

[Catfish]

Did not know that he had so much difficulties, as a child and later in England. He sure grew into the role and became a backbone of "The Firm", while still remaining his own self. Rest in Peace, Prince Philip.

[MGR1]

Ninety nine's a good innings, pity he didn't get to see his 100th birthday though.

Mike.

[Skybird]

Good documentary on him on German TV, made me feeling even greater respect for him.


I also recalled two British students (at that time there still was a British garrison in Osnabrück) in Germany who never were aware of how close the relations between German and British noble houses were and are. When I told them (Victoria + Albert, Elizabeth II and Philip), they reacted first with disbelief, then with anger, and then did not talk with me again for weeks. :D How must it have been for Philip after WWII. He had to bite his way through it.

[Catfish]

Yes.. also the Personal Union, the Kingdom of Hannover being part of the british throne and crown. The inhabitants of Hannover really believed their city would not be bombed in WW2 due to the city's close ties to England. It was not exactly made public that England had declared a total war already in 1939. As Skybird would say "stupid germans".

[Skybird]

I knew that Philip was of German descendence, but I did not know that "Mountbatten" is the Anglification of the German family name Battenberg (Berg=mount). :)

[Catfish]

I hope you did not tell the students that, or that the "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" family in England changed their name to "Windsor" in WW1, due to the annoying Gotha biplane bombers and anti-german sentiment.
German William 2nd, with a wink, promptly "threatened" to perform the "Merry Wives of Windsor" as "Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg Gotha".

[AVGWarhawk]

99 years old. A good run. RIP.

[mapuc]

I hope you did not tell the students that, or that the "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" family in England changed their name to "Windsor" in WW1, due to the annoying Gotha biplane bombers and anti-german sentiment.
German William 2nd, with a wink, promptly "threatened" to perform the "Merry Wives of Windsor" as "Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg Gotha".

This remind me of a series called something with Cousin in/at war on our Viasat History channel some years ago.

It was about the royalist in Russia, Germany, UK and some other European country before, during and after WWI.

I hope they will make a rerun of this series, because I didn't see it from first episode.

Markus

[Sean C]

Sad news.


R.I.P., sir.

[Aktungbby]

"Good night sweet Prince, and flights of Angel's sing thee to thy rest."Hamlet act 5: scene 2:Kaleun_Salute: https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/napavalleyregister.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/e0/1e03c0f0-d5f0-5281-9925-9863dc50c04b/60703e5d10f31.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800

[em2nought]

RIP, it's a Meghan Markle world now. I don't much want to live in it either.

[Platapus]

Sad news.


I wonder how long Elizabeth has. They were close for such a long time it is not uncommon for the "other" to pass quickly. :(

[Commander Wallace]

Rest in peace and condolences to those who reside in England who are feeling the loss.

[Mr Quatro]

I knew that Philip was of German descendence, but I did not know that "Mountbatten" is the Anglification of the German family name Battenberg (Berg=mount). :)

Born: June 10, 1921, Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece :yep:

[Mr Quatro]

Prince Philip quite a jokester, uh?


We don't come to Canada for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.


I don't think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing.

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.

[Skybird]

Born: June 10, 1921, Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece :yep:
Yes, but it is a German noble house, The Battenbergs. When him and Elizabeth became seriously close, it was determined to hide this from tbe British public, so short after the war. Closesr relatives of Philip had served in the Luftwaffe and Marine. During a very successful state visit of the couple to Germany many years later, it was kept from the public that his German family met him on secondary side trips. From the big show on national level, they were banned, were not invited, to not rub it the Brits under their Nose. Queen Mum did not accept him for many years, calling him The Hun.


Its funny that the Brits still think they had won! :O:


As Catfish said, the links between British and German high houses has been and still are very close. One knows each other very well.

[Jimbuna]

I'm very much aware of the true story about this picture but a growing number of people are happy to believe Her Majesty was being 'pranked' so I'm comfortable posting it here.

https://i.postimg.cc/y8xq7p3H/ea1fdeec1705a7900983237921ef6cee.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Skybird]

Ne pas compris?

[Jimbuna]

It is being touted that the Prince dressed as a Guardsman to welcome the return of the Queen from one of her official functions and the photo supposedly captures the scene on her face when she recognises him when in truth he was actually about to attend an official Guards function wearing a Guards uniform he has warn on quite a few occasions in the past.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-philip-prank-queen/

[Skybird]

Ah - the inner intricacies of Royalty that us foreigners necessarily must miss most of the time...

[Jimbuna]

Ah - the inner intricacies of Royalty that us foreigners necessarily must miss most of the time...

Not at all, I wasn't aware until the Prince died and I came across the photograph.

[Catfish]

Prince Philip quite a jokester, uh? [...] .
Being on a visit in Paraguay, he told military dictator General Alfredo Stroessner
“It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”

Would love to have seen Stroessner's face :har:


Wearing the uniform was not a prank i guess, he wore it often, nor was it intentionally done to make a joke; but then i often miss the sense or meaning behind all these rumours like if or why one of the royals moved the left or right foot first, or how their digestion might have been. Stuff for the yellow press, thanks but no thanks.

[eddie]

RIP

[Bilge_Rat]

RIP :salute:

[Catfish]

Not sure what to think of this, but he made a last statement..

https://nypost.com/2021/04/12/prince-philip-will-reportedly-be-carried-in-wool-coffin-on-electric-land-rover/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_6423554

[Jimbuna]

Family and guests attending the funeral/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56765468