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Aristus

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6. I don't have as much warmth for him as has been expressed here.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 11:17 AM

Jun 2020

He has been shockingly racist in the past.

I can only assume President Barack Obama gently eased that particular feature out of him. If a dog in his nineties can learn new tricks that way, I'm cool with it...

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Happy 99th Birthday to Prince Philip. Wow. 99. [View all] Siwsan Jun 2020 OP

Dear prince: don't go for a drive. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #1

And that includes both cars and horse carriages!! Siwsan Jun 2020 #2

The British Royal Family melm00se Jun 2020 #3

The Queen and Prince Philip are something like 3rd cousins Siwsan Jun 2020 #4

The older he gets, the more he and his son murielm99 Jun 2020 #5

I don't have as much warmth for him as has been expressed here. Aristus Jun 2020 #6

He is definitely a very complex individual. Not surprising, given his background. Siwsan Jun 2020 #7

Crude, racist remarks by Philip are well known, appalachiablue Jun 2020 #8

Well, it won't be long before he's dead, and people can celebrate, if they like. Siwsan Jun 2020 #9

I will say that from what I've read, Elizabeth and he appalachiablue Jun 2020 #10

The CBC ran a very frank and candid documentary on him. Quite an eye opener Siwsan Jun 2020 #11

I saw a documentary similar to what appalachiablue Jun 2020 #12

I knew how close he was to Prince Philip and Prince Charles Siwsan Jun 2020 #18

Lucky you seeing Mountbatten and so close to appalachiablue Jun 2020 #19

In the pic on the right he looks like Charles. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #13

Happy Birthday Prince Phillip! He's had a long and interesting life. Kaleva Jun 2020 #14

Time just marches forward TristanIsolde Jun 2020 #15

That is a perfect comment! Siwsan Jun 2020 #16

Thank you Siwsan TristanIsolde Jun 2020 #17