Prince Philip has passed:

[demmiblue]

It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

1. While hardly unexpected, what a horrible year for the Queen and family

(Taking no sides on recent revelations, just noting)

99 years though. Definitely unprecedented (historical) longevity for a Royal male.

[vercetti2021]

2. She's going to outlive everybody

It's pretty sad I mean I'm conflicted just because of the whole controversy surrounding Meghan and Harry.

[Celerity]

3. "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute

something to solving overpopulation.”

Prince Philip’s ‘deadly virus’ gaffe continues to haunt him

https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/philip/prince-philips-deadly-virus-gaffe-continues-to-haunt-him-155216/

snip

33 years ago, the Queen’s husband spoke on the topic of reincarnation, and what he would come back as if such a thing existed. He said: “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation.”

The Duke made the remarks when speaking to when speaking to German news agency Deutsche Press Agentur. Prince Philip retired from all public duties in 2017, and now spends most of his time at Sandringham. The Duke has made a number of gaffes during his many decades of public service. A few of his most controversial are copied below:

[Treefrog]

4. Funny but a fairly active poster here posted the other day that he was "Team Covid'"

He gave his reasons as the same Phillip did.

[Celerity]

5. that is pretty disturbing

[Treefrog]

11. I thought so too. And it came from a poster whom I like.

It surprised me.

[liberal_mama]

18. That's terrible! He was for Covid? One of the members here?

Why?

[Arazi]

6. The only drama left now is whether Meghan AND Archie go with Harry to the funeral

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. That is going to be the funeral to end all funerals. nt

[Treefrog]

12. Until the queen dies. THAT will be the funeral to end all funerals.

But Phillip’s is going to be something to see.

[leftyladyfrommo]

14. I love the horses. They only come out for really

special things.

[Kid Berwyn]

8. He fought the NAZIs.

Heroically:

Hargreaves was a yeoman aboard the destroyer HMS Wallace on which Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, had been appointed first lieutenant - second-in-command - at the age of 21. In July 1943, engaged in the Allied landings in Sicily, the ship came under repeated bombardment at dead of night and its crew realised that they would probably lose their lives.

It was then Philip conjured up a plan to throw overboard a wooden raft with smoke floats that would create the illusion of debris ablaze on the water. As he hoped, the German plane was fooled into attacking the raft while the Wallace sailed to safety under cover of darkness.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/28/monarchy.davidsmith

[Siwsan]

9. Prince Philip was a good man. Perhaps flawed, but then aren't we all.

I had immense respect for him. I am going to picture him, once again reunited with his beloved Uncle Louie (Lord Mountbatten), who was another man for whom I had immense respect. I was fortunate enough to see both of them, in person, during the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

[Kid Berwyn]

10. Thank you for sharing that special memory!

I only knew them from the press reports. While my politics are Democratic, I see the many many people who the two represented, in particular the men and women of the Royal Navy.



Hood Crew, 1940

This photo is from the H.M.S. Hood Association Archives. It shows Captain Glennie and a large number of the crew. This is believed to be the last full crew photo ever taken of the ship and her men. Though many of the men pictured here were later transferred, it should still be noted that most of the men shown here were probably lost in the sinking of the ship. If you can help identify any of the men (or have a clearer copy you can send us), please let us know.

http://www.hmshood.com/photos/miscellaneous/misccrew.htm

All but three of the Hood’s crew were lost battling K. Bismarck.

[PortTack]

15. Wow! Thx for sharing

[Buckeyeblue]

13. He and Elizabeth are/were a living reminder of the period of WWII

Where the Brits, everyday Brits, stared down the Nazi threats on a daily basis and came together as a nation in quite a miraculous way. The French (and much of Europe) gave up quickly. While the Brits said, fuck you. It was the British resolve that got the US into the war. Had they given up, we would have had to take a different approach to defending ourselves. And the world might be a different place today.

[Boomerproud]

16. His mother Princess Alice of Battenberg who was partially

deaf, is buried in Jerusalem for saving Jews in WWII. Became a nun after her husband died. Lived in Buckingham Palace until her death in 1969.

[beaglelover]

17. Very sad news.

My heart goes out to the Queen and the entire British Royal family. He lived a great long life. RIP.