Prince Philip has died

[YellowPurple]

He died this morning

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

Very true, though with the restrictions having lasted so long and Philip's declining health well known, I'm sure that even this has already been thoroughly planned. We may never know if "no fuss" was what he really wanted, but that's how it'll be presented and under the circumstances that's what he'll get

73 years together, it really is a lifetime

Very sad news

[quote Jurassicperk]@Jubilate

You mean we all get a free pass when we die and no one is allowed to be honest about our flaws? Brilliant news.[/quote]
Presumably not while you are still warm, no.

[quote Jurassicperk]@Mugginyouleftrightandcentre

If you'd RTFT you'd see I've already written about how it's sad when anyone dies. However, I'll save my kindess and compassion for the people who don't live (and die) in complete privilege and luxury. The people who battle every day for survival in a cruel and harsh society where the poor, disenfranchised, judged and downtrodden are left to suffer with no regard from the 'haves'.[/quote]
Can't you just do both?

It just makes me laugh that people virtue signal about how much more enlightened they are than others, by slagging off someone who died a matter of hours ago

It's not like people don't know the things he has said anyway?!

@Cornettoninja

Is the word sane?

@jessstan2 The Queen Mother had a state funeral.

No she didn’t. She had a ceremonial funeral. The last state funeral in the U.K. was actually for Winston Churchill.

@Mugginyouleftrightandcentre

No, why should I? Why should I have any compassion for a family that's been directly responsible for the invasion and destruction in so many places in the name of empire?

Laugh if you like, however, I don't think I'm more enlightened than anyone else. But having spent a career working in communities and having spent a life as a disabled, mixed race person, my feelings are completely valid when seeing how something like racism matters so little just because the person is now dead.

ignoramuses is all they show themselves to be - the "kind" people are always, without any shadow of a doubt, stupid.

The "kind" virtue signallers are actually just signalling their own stupidity.

[quote Jurassicperk]@Cornettoninja

Is the word sane? [/quote]
Sadly you didn’t make it to round two - thanks for playing!

What’s that phrase about the sanest people know they’re not 100% sane and the ones who say they are most definitely are not?

Sad for her madge but I'd take 99! Who wouldn't??

@stairway

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

Partners of grandchildren are normally 'invited' to funerals. Absolutely no reason why she shouldn't be. I assume the other partners of his grandchildren will be there, numbers depending due to covid.

I would imagine Harry, as his grandson, will also be there if he is able too, along with Prince Philip's other grandchildren.

The woman can do no right in some people's eyes. She will be criticised if she goes and she will be criticised if she doesn't go. I'd imagine a certain type of journalist already writing both forms of their articles about it right now ready to make their digs, same as a number of posters on here it would seem.

@Mugginyouleftrightandcentre

It just makes me laugh that people virtue signal about how much more enlightened they are than others, by slagging off someone who died a matter of hours ago

It makes me laugh that people virtue signal by being upset in the 'correct' manner and competitively grieving for someone they don't know and being a bit dickish to anyone with a different opinion.

Also, you're laughing? Don't you know someone has just died? Isn't mirth a little disrespectful?!

The race to the bottom challenge cup is in full flow I see.

Chiponmyshoulder leading by a length from Lookatmebeingcontroversial and Ohwhatanarseholeiam. Trailing behind is Imedgyme.

Well done eh 👏🏼

Said I was leaving this thread but SIL has just messaged to say the RHS garden she had paid to visit today has closed ‘as a mark of respect to Prince Philip’ and all visitors have been unceremoniously thrown out. They’d booked weeks ago and driven halfway round the M25 to get there - first proper day out post-Covid restrictions.

It’s this stuff I object to - essentially compulsory mourning, assuming everyone is of the same opinion and inconveniencing people (and leaving them out of pocket) for the sake of someone they’ve never met and don’t necessarily have any allegiance to.

Most of the replies so far on their Twitter feed are negative, so clearly plenty of others feel the same.

@TempsPerdu That's really unfair. It's going to be even worse when the Queen dies.

I doubt it was Prince Philip or even the Queen who told the gardens they must close. That's a decision for those in charge of the running of the gardens.

And tbh re comments. You will always expect to see more negative comments than positive or neutral in such circumstances. People are far more likely to add complains that positive remarks. That's always the same on anything like this, even reviews, etc.

I think MN should remove this thread. A woman has just lost her husband of nearly 74 years!! And people on here can't see beyond their own bun fights. Horrible.

To be fair the clue is in the name of the RHS. It's not a branch of Tesco.

People being dickish to people who have a different opinion to them, about someone neither of them knew. Sums up SM.