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Prince Philip has died

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YellowPurple · 09/04/2021 12:06

He died this morning

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PinkTonic · 09/04/2021 13:21

@WeekendCEO

I hope the most recent The Crown was kind to him

I’d prefer it to be accurate. I can’t stand history being rewritten. Someone dying doesn’t change who they were in life.

That’s fine. In life he was a man who dedicated himself to public duty and the support of his wife.
Macaroni46 · 09/04/2021 13:21

I'm with you @Crunchymum. He was very old. He'd been unwell. He's had a good life. It's not unexpected. It's not that sad in the wider context.

SimonJT · 09/04/2021 13:21

@Wizzbangfizz

I think Harry will come back but Megan won't come.
Surely she will be unable to fly due to being heavily pregnant.
Zancah · 09/04/2021 13:23

Surely she will be unable to fly due to being heavily pregnant.

That only applies to commercial airlines, anyone can fly on a private plane if they want to take the risk. They might bring medical people with them. I would in their shoes.

HandsIntoTheFire · 09/04/2021 13:24

I don’t think she’ll come.

Kioris · 09/04/2021 13:26

@Meltinthemiddle

I feel sad for the Queen and his family. But he has had a very good life and is very lucky to have a such a long life. His passing definitely is not a shock though. I'm just not looking forward to hearing from H and M again.
You are some piece of work. You "feel sad" for the Queen but obviously not so sad that you can't resist taking a jab at "her" grandson and his wife. Interesting that you don't mention Prince Andrew.
WeekendCEO · 09/04/2021 13:26

That’s fine. In life he was a man who dedicated himself to public duty and the support of his wife.

You seem to have missed a few well documented details. Everyone has some good points, this shouldn’t erase other things they have done and vice versa.

Colouringaddict · 09/04/2021 13:26

There will be no lying in state or state funeral, Prince Phillip was very clear that wasn’t what he wanted, so I’m not sure COVID will change much. Funeral supposed to be at Windsor all along.

I feel so sorry for the Queen, his loss is the beginning of the end of an era.

FuckingFabulous · 09/04/2021 13:28

He was remarkable. And he was my absolute favourite. It is nice that he and his wife had so much time together in the last year, even though it was due to the pandemic and isolation at Windsor. I expected that he went home to his last days when he left hospital, but it's very sad indeed. I cannot imagine how terrible it would be to lose someone I had loved so much for over seventy years. Her Majesty must be utterly heartbroken.

AfterSchoolWorry · 09/04/2021 13:29

Ah, that's sad.

Rip old stick.

WeWereOnABreak10 · 09/04/2021 13:29

Very sad.

JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows · 09/04/2021 13:31

Meghan is surely nearing her due date? I wouldn't blame her for not flying half way across the globe but she'll be lynched if she does and lynched if she doesn't

HeartsAndClubs · 09/04/2021 13:32

It is sad especially for the queen. I can’t imagine what it must be like to lose what really was a life partner with the glare of the world’s press on you.

So glad he got to die at home, I suspect that may be why he was discharged from hospital.

As for the people claiming they’re sick of hearing about it/don’t care/feel nothing, clearly you’re lying if you feed the need to come on to a thread you’re sick of seeing to tell us all how much you don’t care. There is a hide thread function, you may wish to make use of it.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 09/04/2021 13:32

Cornettoninja I just LOVE that photo you linked; we'll never know of course, but I'd giv a lot to know what it was he'd just said

MummBraTheEverLeaking · 09/04/2021 13:34

I read somewhere that photo was she wasn't expecting that was him, realised it was him and found it very funny (obviously). There's obviously a lot of pomp and ceremony with the royals and it's all very serious but that they still have a laugh is lovely.

And oh yes, someone who has to travel from another country to attend their grandfather's funeral is really making it all about them sure 😒 For some people that couple can no doubt breathe, or leave the house, or have a crap without "making it all about them".

Zancah · 09/04/2021 13:34

she'll be lynched if she does and lynched if she doesn't

Very true Sad

suzzze · 09/04/2021 13:34

I'm very anti monarchy but I don't have any bad feeling towards the individuals in the family. I just can't imagine how the Queen must be feeling having been married for so long. Such a terrible shame. RIP Phillip

GreenSlide · 09/04/2021 13:34

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

Meghan is surely nearing her due date? I wouldn't blame her for not flying half way across the globe but she'll be lynched if she does and lynched if she doesn't
I think she'd be better staying out of the way even if she was ok to fly.
CaveMum · 09/04/2021 13:35

Prince Philip isn’t entitled to a State Funeral - they had to make a special exemption for Winston Churchill to have one - so unless the Queen intervenes he won’t get one (Covid aside).

There is a funeral plan in place for every senior royal, the military rehearse them regularly in the middle of the night. Though, again, with Covid that all goes out the window. My suspicion is that it will be a small private funeral (Max 30 attendees as per the current guidelines) with a bigger memorial service at a later date.

DateLoaf · 09/04/2021 13:36

Some sad points in the media coverage of what state mourning looks like. Very unlikely-sounding that the Queen and Philip will even get to be buried together- he’s expected to be laid to rest in the family plot and her in Westminster Abbey. She’s also got a maximum set timetable of when she comes ‘out of mourning’ and has to resume her public duties. The all-consuming duty of her life must feel brutal sometimes.

It doesn’t take anything away from anyone else with awful experiences of bereavement to say that the specific pressure of this combination of personal and ‘job’ life for the Queen around loss of her husband must be sickening. I feel sad for her. I wouldn’t blame her at all as a person if she wants to hand it all on for Charles to take on although I don’t think she ever would do.

metro.co.uk/2021/04/09/prince-philip-dead-queen-goes-into-eight-day-period-of-mourning-11232184/

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-09/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-has-died-heres-what-happens-next/13170794

Iwantcauliflowercheese · 09/04/2021 13:36

It's very sad for his family and friends. He was so lucky to have lived for almost 100 years. My DM was a few days younger than him and died at 68. I so wish she had had more years with us.

stairway · 09/04/2021 13:37

I don’t think Meghan would be invited anyway. The funeral should be about him. Not sure what will happen with Harry.

Doomsdayiscoming · 09/04/2021 13:37

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

Meghan is surely nearing her due date? I wouldn't blame her for not flying half way across the globe but she'll be lynched if she does and lynched if she doesn't
Weird choice of words but okay.
jessstan2 · 09/04/2021 13:38

@CaveMum

Prince Philip isn’t entitled to a State Funeral - they had to make a special exemption for Winston Churchill to have one - so unless the Queen intervenes he won’t get one (Covid aside).

There is a funeral plan in place for every senior royal, the military rehearse them regularly in the middle of the night. Though, again, with Covid that all goes out the window. My suspicion is that it will be a small private funeral (Max 30 attendees as per the current guidelines) with a bigger memorial service at a later date.

The Queen Mother had a state funeral.
JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows · 09/04/2021 13:38

Would they have had a state funeral had COVID not been in the way I wonder?