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I worry about her without him. Whatever his faults he supported her; a fantastic royal consort. Now she is without her boon companion and she remains the Queen with everything that entails.
RIP Prince Philip
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canbelto
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Shes made of strong stuff.
Omg for sure she’ll be fine. I suspect he was mainly bedridden. He was 99 too.
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I am sorry for England's loss. I admit I only recently found out who he was, I always assumed Queen Elizabeth wasn't married to anyone. (Yes, I realize how silly that sounds. ) Probably a good amount of people in England can't remember a time without him.
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And people in Europe, seeing how connected he was with a lot of European royal families. He wasn't called "Philip the Greek" for nothing.
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Adding my condolences to the People of Great Britain and to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
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Karen-W
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I got the vague impression today listening to some of the coverage from royal reporters that he might have been in pretty poor shape the past 3 weeks since he was released from the hospital. I suspect that perhaps everyone knew the end was near - and Philip being Philip absolutely wanted to return home to die in the comfort of his own bed and with his wife nearby.
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I think his health has been declining for several years. Royal watchers really started to worry when he missed Prince Louis's christening.
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For sure? After 74 years together, Philip's death leaves an enormous void in the Queen's life regardless of how old and sick he was.
canbelto
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It sounded like he had been in extremely poor health for a long time and I'm sure she didn't want to see him suffering.
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I assume that there will be a state funeral? Has a date been announced?
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I'm also sure Elizabeth did not want to see her husband suffer. That doesn't mean it will be easy for her to live without him.
No state funeral, he said he didn't want that kind of fuss.
No state funeral, he said he didn't want that kind of fuss.
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I just have to say how classy and warm I found the Obamas comments on the passing of Prince Philip to be.
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No and not yet.
Duke of Edinburgh funeral plans being revised to avoid mass gatherings
Queen will give personal approval to arrangements, with traditional horse-drawn procession unlikely
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I am guessing this was the protocol, but I thought airing exactly the same programmes on BBC1 and BBC2 all day yesterday was OTT.
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RIP 
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There is another cool story of Prince Phillip apparently when JFK died, Jackie found Prince Phillip kneeling on the floor playing with JFKJr.
Apparently the Obamas and the royal family are personal friends.
There is another cool story of Prince Phillip apparently when JFK died, Jackie found Prince Phillip kneeling on the floor playing with JFKJr.
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RIP, Prince Philip. My condolences to the Queen & her extended family.
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I'm watching some of the coverage of the gun salutes and loving the fact that so many people DNGAF about c19 restrictions and are gathering to watch them as well as at Windsor Castle. I expected this to happen yesterday after the initial shock of the news of Philip's death passed.
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You’re happy that people are breaking public health restrictions to see some guns go bang bang?
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You’re happy that people are breaking public health restrictions to see some guns go bang bang?
Count me among those who, 13-15 months into this global pandemic, 1) think people are capable of assessing their own risk and 2) isn't entirely convinced that public health restrictions are all that effective. In addition, I suspect there are plenty of people who believe thumbing their nose at being told what to do is such a Prince Philip-esque choice and would want to show up to honor his life and service - now, I'm not entirely convinced that it is what Philip himself would have done (I tend to think he would have followed along with public health restrictions, plus he wouldn't have wanted the fuss), but I do think there are people who would show up, convinced that Philip is in heaven, feeling quite chuffed at their actions.
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Projecting your own feelings about public health restrictions onto a deceased member of the British Royal Family is quite bizarre.
In addition, I suspect there are plenty of people who believe thumbing their nose at being told what to do is such a Prince Philip-esque choice and would want to show up to honor his life and service - now, I'm not entirely convinced that it is what Philip himself would have done (I tend to think he would have followed along with public health restrictions, plus he wouldn't have wanted the fuss), but I do think there are people who would show up, convinced that Philip is in heaven, feeling quite chuffed at their actions.
There is no doubt that this is extremely difficult for the Queen and the entire family. I’ve lost three members of my family. You grieve and ultimately adjust to the loss but they are always in your heart. She’s a strong woman.
She is a strong woman but often times people do tend to go quickly after a spouse if they have been together 74 years! I don’t see it as not being strong if you lived that long.
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Due to C19 restrictions, Buckingham Palace asked people not to lay flowers at the gates or otherwise congregate. The framed notice informing of Prince Philip's death was removed after one hour due to crowds. I thought about walking over to Buckingham Palace yesterday, but after reading the above on BBC, I decided not to. Regardless of what I think about C19 restrictions, I felt it was appropriate to honour the Queen's/RF's wishes for people to stay away.
I did walk past Kensington Palace twice, just in the course of normal daily errands, and you'd never know anything had happened. I thought maybe Hyde Park would have restrictions that people should be "solemn," but there were kids playing, ice cream trucks, picnics, music, etc. including immediately in front of the palace. On my way back, I did see a bunch of what seemed to be media / paparazzi waiting for someone (Will and Kate?) to exit the palace by car.
I did walk past Kensington Palace twice, just in the course of normal daily errands, and you'd never know anything had happened. I thought maybe Hyde Park would have restrictions that people should be "solemn," but there were kids playing, ice cream trucks, picnics, music, etc. including immediately in front of the palace. On my way back, I did see a bunch of what seemed to be media / paparazzi waiting for someone (Will and Kate?) to exit the palace by car.
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Well, the restrictions have proven to be more effective than a lack of restrictions.
How many outbreaks associated with people gathering, not wearing masks and not distancing do you need to see that this is true? Recently there was a story of one positive person (who knew that he was positive) causing hundreds of infections.
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I personally hope very much (probably unrealistically) that the "news" coming out of this funeral or at least the chance for the royal family and those who love them to express love and pay tribute to Prince Philip is not overshadowed by speculation about who looked uncomfortable over Harry being there etc. Grief has a way of uniting people who may greatly disagree over other things but find common ground in love and loss. Perhaps this is one time that covid restrictions will spare us from family pictures that can be interpreted however one wants. May they find comfort in each other as any family would.
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I am guessing this was the protocol, but I thought airing exactly the same programmes on BBC1 and BBC2 all day yesterday was OTT.
BBC flooded with complaints over Prince Philip coverage
The BBC has set up a dedicated page allowing people to complain about "too much TV coverage" of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Yes, they could have just done it on the one channel and moved things around. I was gutted the Masterchef final was postponed. I’d bought a little tapas selection to go with what was left of my birthday cheese
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What an odd thing to applaud, people flaunting CV restrictions.
