Duke Of Edinburgh Dead

[lankeela]

Buckingham Palace have just released news.

[Smowball]

I listened to an interview with him just now and he was asked what was the secret of marriage and he said tolerance. Then said you should ask my wife......... and everyone laughed as it was so tongue in cheek. So sad......

[emmie]

i wish he could have made it to his birthday in June. Still it is a long life and a good one

[dave50]

State funeral coming up but spoilt by this obsession with the virus.

[GenuineclAss]

He could be vile, he could be utterly hilarious - and born a bit more 'ordinary and common' than the Queen, which I think is what she wanted...

[chrissa1]

Very sad news. RIP. X

[lankeela]

Apologies if the title was blunt but I saw it as headline news to share, rather like the posters outside newsagents.

[fender62]

i wonder mega and arry will show up together, or do a zoom funeral.

[davebro]

" and born a bit more 'ordinary and common' than the Queen, "

It said on the news he actually had more "royal" blood than the Queen & that he was not Greek but essentially Danish.

[emmie]

davebro which was true. Just because he was born on Crete, he wasn't in anyway Greek. Danish, part German...

[ynnafymmi]

Condolences from all us Scottish ABers.

[naomi24]

The heading is fine, lankeela. It’s the news.

[emmie]

sorry i thought the news said he was born on Crete, but elsewhere said he was born on Corfu,

[Everhelpful]

Why on BBC1 all day,there is a dedicated News Channel on Freeview,no need to cancel ALL Programmes.Will be showing the same footage over and over again.

[Bobbisox1]

ynnafymmi, All?

[Patsy33]

RIP Prince Philip.

[Jackdaw33]

Both the Queen and the Duke are great-great grandchildren of Queen Victoria, which makes them third cousins. The first Greek king was a prince of Denmark so all Greek royalty are also Danish royalty.

[naomi24]

Like his father, he was a prince of Greece and Denmark.

[Jackdaw33]

Before he became a British citizen he was styled Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. His parents were Greek.

[emmie]

its a sad day, everhelpful.... i think they will do the same for the Queen when she passes away - wasn't Diana's funeral also on all day..

[LadyCG]

RIP HRH. I loved his wicked humour and his no-nonsense attitude.

Sadly I knew this day was imminent. :-(