HRH The Prince Philip Funeral

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Watching on BBC 1. Wish Huw would shut up and let us listen to the bands/watch them March.

It’d be nice if Harry maybe got to see his Mums side of the family tomorrow before he goes back. The support would be helpful for him.

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

Will his personal staff lose their jobs or be absorbed elsewhere, anyone know?

Coke Drinker, it was organised by the D of E, he didnt want a fuss. Have you not heard this said on the tv many times !

Completely disagree cokedrinker

It was very personal to him

@CokeDrinker

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

Erm, didn't he plan it himself? In which case how on earth was it disrespectful?

@CokeDrinker

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

Well Philip planned it himself.

@CokeDrinker the clergy did the speaking. The DofE organised the funeral & all the music - you couldn’t get more personal!

@CokeDrinker he wanted it like that - he’d planned it.

Eulogies are a quite modern idea.

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

It was Prince Philip's request that there be no eulogy.

I thought his choice of music was lovely - the whole thing was much more moving than it would have been with hundreds of people there.

I'm a bloody republican and had tears in my eyes, reminded me of my dad, who was in the navy in the war. grief and loss are the same, no matter how privileged you are.

coincidentally I was walking my dogs the other day and came across a group of half a dozen teenage girls, resting after a bit of climb from the valley, they fussed over the dogs and chatted for a bit, all doing their DOE award. His legacy definitely will live on. He couldn't help the family he was born into, but he seemed to have really tried to make a positive difference in the world, so I admire him for that,

@Justmuddlingalong I think he probably had little personal staff towards the end and they were probably being deployed elsewhere anyway. Not good to lose experienced people especially as now the Queen will need more support.

For me the most moving image - after the cap and gloves in the carriage - was the sight of the royal household staff lined up against one of the walls. In their aprons and uniforms like they’d just stepped out of the kitchen. Those are the people who knew PP well, looked after him daily. What a change in their lives as well

I did find that bit very Downton Abbey. The funeral was live on CNN, some Americans would've loved that bit!

@ILoveYou3000

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

It was Prince Philip's request that there be no eulogy.

he hated long sermons evidently, used to insist that they were less than 4 minutes (if he had any input). 😂

The staff lined up, cooks etc. The gloves and hat and sugar lumps. It was more personal than I’d imagined. Perfect in every way.

cokedrinker I had to organise a memorial in a royal chapel and there were lots of protocols about some things like eulogies and Choir and seating etc. Lord knows the protocols for a royal funeral even when designed by member of the family.
I didn’t think it was cold other than Covid distancing - poor Queen all alone didn’t like seeing that.

'Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold.'

Horrid?! We're all of course entitled to our own opinion, but this was all such a fitting tribute. Dignified but poignant. There wasn't any gushing speeches you're correct, but he'd have absolutely hated that type of thing by all accounts.

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

It was exactly how HRH DoE wanted it! No sentiment. No fuss!. He was very straightforward and matter-of-fact and his funeral reflected that. Very appropriate I thought.

@CokeDrinker

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

Blimey - the opposite for me, he chose every bit of it, from designing the hearse to choosing ALL the music and readings.

Really powerful.

Interesting @HeronLanyon. What are the rules about eulogies?

I’ve sung in St George’s Chapel and remember we had to follow certain rules, very scary!

@CokeDrinker

I thought it was a very, very cold service. No speeches, nothing. Just some singing of hymns. Very cold. Hardly respectful of him IMO. I know, people will come on here and say it's 'traditional' etc but it was extraordinarily cold and impersonal. Quite horrid. It was like he didn't exist as a person. I cannot imagine a funeral more ghastly or cold. One would be forgiven for thinking it was a funeral for a once living human being.

I thought it was excellent. Poignant but not mawkish.

Very moving.... beautiful music...

Can anyone please explain why the Queen was sat alone but Eugenie, Beatrice etc were all sat together?

I didn’t expect to find it so moving, I was sat crying.
I felt so sorry for the Queen, I hope she’s getting lots of emotional support.
I was pleased to see Harry and William chatting, as an aside.

@Haberdasheryhen

I thought the presence of his ponies and carriage was very poignant.

Apparently the red pit contained sugar lumps for the ponies.