Prince Philips Eulogy

[roopower]

I've just read the eulogy that the poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written. I think its wonderful and ideal for Prince Philip.

[emmie]

have you read Bobbi's post on Prince Philip

[aelmpvw]

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/17/poet-laureate-simon-armitage-elegy-for-prince-philip-the-patriarchs-an-elegy

[roopower]

Yes, Emmie, very powerful.

[emmie]

i just read the eulogy, which is also very powerful -

[woofgang]

sorry but i think he deserves better

[Sqad]

"Through endeavour, hard work and sacrifice comes satisfaction, achievement and perfection "
sqad circa 2021

[Peter Pedant]

Lordy - Mrs sqad must have a wonderful life

[naomi24]

I agree with Woofgang. Way below par.

[Peter Pedant]

oh listen up meds
once only

1921 Philips father was kicked out of greece having been boarded for cowardice I think

and.... The King had been bitten by a monkey - alone wiv Fritz the dog and he died a week or so later. Monkey B Virus I hear you chorus. Yes. And the politial uncertainty allowed Kemal atatturn to start a war in Anatolia which K A won and they kicked out all the Greeks from Anatolia thereafter. - The scapegoat was Prince Ange of Greece who was kicked out of House Home and moolah. Then he went off with some floozie. And the mother went into a madhouse. Later became a nun in a convent with one person - her.

Monkey B was the point sozza

[Sqad]

Of course he deserves better, but he can't have better......cus we have a pandemic.
I thought, given the restrictions that it was very well done.

[emmie]

sqad the eulogy by Simon Armitage as linked, some like it some don't.

[naomi24]

Sqad, we're talking about the literary offering from the poet laureate.

[Sqad]

emmie..lol....I am talking about the funeral, not the eulogy.

[emmie]

i know you were...

[Vagus]

The funeral did as good a job as it could for him under the circumstances, the elegy is appalling.

[roopower]

The poet said he knew the duke hated sycophancy and po posity but he wanted to write something relevant. It's full of references to his life.

[emmie]

i liked it

[Peter Pedant]

whats happened to Prince no duty, no fidelity, no loyalty?
gone back to That Woman ?

spineless - like Edward VIII, that's what !

[Peter Pedant]

the elegy - certainly .... grey