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Post by pepe on Apr 9, 2021 11:11:44 GMT
oh dear.....
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Post by Clarabelle on Apr 9, 2021 11:12:59 GMT
Well, he didn’t make it to 100.  Poor old fella, I liked him and his politically incorrect behaviour. |
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Post by joono on Apr 9, 2021 11:41:27 GMT
Wow. Wasn't really expecting that, even though I was joking about it. Ditto Clara.
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Post by figlet on Apr 9, 2021 11:46:28 GMT
I just read that too. So close to his 100 years birthday.
A shame Harry hasn't been able to/allowed to travel back to the UK.
My Grandma nearly made it to 105 yrs. She also got to talk to the Queen on one of her NZ walkabouts and her photo in the newspaper.
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Post by pepe on Apr 9, 2021 11:51:35 GMT
you jinxed him!
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Post by lyn on Apr 10, 2021 0:28:43 GMT
I loved his larrikin ways, Dickie Arbiter was just commenting about him chatting up the staff. He said he liked window shopping but never bought  105 is a good innings figgy did she still have all her marbles? |
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Post by flashie on Apr 10, 2021 1:14:04 GMT
I just read this on Facebook.  They were married for 73 years and together for over 81 years and still made each other laugh. My favourite photo of the Queen and Prince Philip. He dressed in full uniform one day as she was going out for an engagement, and caught her unawares. She broke into a fit of giggles. |
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Post by maggiemay on Apr 10, 2021 8:07:25 GMT
it's always so sad to see those 2 young boys walking behind their mother's coffin
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Post by joono on Apr 10, 2021 10:19:52 GMT
The funny thing is to see all the tv stations playing their tributes all day and through the news. They have all had it ready to go for months, and possibly years.
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Post by figlet on Apr 11, 2021 1:14:42 GMT
Yes, joono.. statements of condolences ready, photos. Aust press quick to post lots of photos of his visits here through the years too.
Lyn..Grandma did have all her faculties..she only spent the last 6 weeks of her life in a home (lived with family when widowed.. from about 80yrs on).
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Post by lyn on Apr 11, 2021 1:26:06 GMT
wow figgy amazing and heartening to know she was still doing well up until
the end.
They were all quick to pull out the black gear even the reporters on the ground
were dressed in black.
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Post by maggiemay on Apr 16, 2021 22:35:30 GMT
Philippos Andreou of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg
i didn't know that
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Post by Clarabelle on Apr 17, 2021 14:38:12 GMT
Crikey, try saying that quickly 3 times after a few bevvies.
Was I the only one that stayed up to watch the funeral. So much singing, so depressing. Seeing HRH Anne made me feel 😔 .
The service is boring, impersonal.
Poor buggers, I feel sad for them all.
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Post by joono on Apr 17, 2021 14:47:50 GMT
I just enjoyed looking at the beautiful church. I loved looking at how they organised it. I love the history and I hate to say it but it makes me feel very English.
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Post by joono on Apr 17, 2021 14:55:49 GMT
Don't worry. They are all going back to the palace to get pissed.
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Post by Clarabelle on Apr 17, 2021 15:01:55 GMT
Nice to see Harry and Wills walking side by side.
The bagpipes and last post gave me goosebumps.
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Post by Clarabelle on Apr 17, 2021 15:03:49 GMT
Lol, joono, I didn’t see your post, yes charlies cheeks aren’t as rosy as usual so he will be hanging for a wee dram.
The church was beautiful, but so strange seeing the church and streets empty.
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Apr 17, 2021 22:34:00 GMT
I’m just having a look at the (probably many) replay. I’m struck by how beautiful the hymns sound in the magnificent acoustics without the chapel being filled with people.
Who are the pair behind Andrew and Edward but before William and Harry in the procession?
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Post by deb on Apr 17, 2021 23:06:21 GMT
the hymns were beautiful.... I feel sorry for the Queen.. she loooked such a sad and lonely figure
despite all the media hype about Harry and William not being on speaking terms... there they were,. chatting away to each other on the way out
Kay, I don't know who is who
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Post by Clarabelle on Apr 17, 2021 23:30:56 GMT
I think it was Annes son walking with William and Harry. Followed by Annes husband and Princess Margarets son.
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Post by flashie on Apr 18, 2021 0:05:27 GMT
We only watched it until he was taken into the church.
I am glad no one in the family wore Military uniforms.
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Post by maggiemay on Apr 18, 2021 0:08:03 GMT
I’m just having a look at the (probably many) replay. I’m struck by how beautiful the hymns sound in the magnificent acoustics without the chapel being filled with people. Who are the pair behind Andrew and Edward but before William and Harry in the procession? there were 3 of Philip's german relatives, so maybe one or two of those
or maybe these
Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell served Prince Philip for more than a decade
The Private Secretary was among a handful of non-Royals involved in the funeral
He walked behind the coffin with a police officer, two valets and two pages
peter phillips is one of them
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Post by pennybanger on Apr 18, 2021 0:34:23 GMT
 I'm probably going to hell for this, but when I saw those images of the Queen all I could think was OMG it's Giles's grandma. (Giles was a very well known British cartoonist and 'Grandma' was one of his most famous creations.) |
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Post by lyn on Apr 18, 2021 1:01:48 GMT
I didn't bother staying up to watch it, knowing it would be repeated over and over
today. I thought it was lovely just what old cranky pants would have wanted. Oh and
the chatting between Will's and Harry.
Wills said "you f'ing dickhead Harry" Harry said "meet me behind the Castle wanker and we will
sort this out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Just typical brotherly love.
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Apr 18, 2021 1:09:06 GMT
I am certainly not a royalist, quite the opposite in fact but ……
I think it may have actually been a bit of a relief to some of them to not have to put up with all the crowds and multiple “dignitaries” who would been there in normal circumstances (well, except of all of us watching remotely)
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Post by figlet on Apr 18, 2021 1:14:01 GMT
I watched it. The Duke had input into a lot of it..his funeral, his choice.
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Post by kayoneuu1 on Apr 18, 2021 1:22:06 GMT
My FiL did that as well. He had very detailed instruction written into his will - what music, which readings, where to put his ashes etc. Maybe it’s a Navy thing?
Whatever, it made it very much easier to arrange his funeral
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2022 18:46:04 GMT
It's odd how Prince Charles berated Boris Johnson over the Rwanda plan for migrants; then this suspiciously gets dredged up. That's not sus timing at all.  It's out of order by Prince Charles, but then the hypocritical govt of the day have no right to berate anyone. |
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Post by figlet on Jun 29, 2022 0:50:11 GMT
Hmm..I wonder what will happen after the Queen goes? She does have a lot of support. Will Charles get the same respect?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2022 22:08:29 GMT
Hmm..I wonder what will happen after the Queen goes? She does have a lot of support. Will Charles get the same respect? If it were up to me, Harry would be king but there you go..
He even has [or had] the ginger beard befitting a king!
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It's out of order by Prince Charles, but then the hypocritical govt of the day have no right to berate anyone.