Whatever your political views, a lady has lost her partner of 73 years (probably the only person she could really talk to), others have lost their father, grandfather or great grandfather. For that, I am very sad 😢
Setting aside Prince Phillips wealth and privilege, he was a husband and rock to his wife for over seventy years, a father to his children a grandfather and a friend to those who were close to him. The suffering which comes from a broken heart due to the loss of a loved one is universal to us all, be it the poorest beggar on the streets or the royal family.
If people want to honour him, then maybe rewatch this 2015 documentary that Channel 4 aired, unlike the emetic brown nosing the BBC and ITV offered so far. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3hnygy
Objectivity doesn't have to go by the wayside because he's dead, especially when their very position is due to being seen as figure heads on an accident of birth or in his case plain good luck.
Setting aside Prince Phillips wealth and privilege, he was a husband and rock to his wife for over seventy years, a father to his children a grandfather and a friend to those who were close to him. The suffering which comes from a broken heart due to the loss of a loved one is universal to us all, be it the poorest beggar on the streets or the royal family.
My thoughts are with them all.
Completely agree. But that's a private grief, it doesn't involve the entire country. Like it or not, there are many in the country who don't feel emotionally connected to the royal family, or connected in any way. That doesn't make the death of one of the senior members any less significant, nationally, but it does make the BBC's hysterical response seem out of keeping with that of the nation as a whole. Some people are upset. Some people are genuinely grieving. Many are not
A very old man dying at home in his own bed in his own castle is not the saddest story of this year, nor the most important. And I very much doubt he'd have thought it was
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Good grief, so many disrespectful comments. If you can't say anything nice / respectful after someone has died, then please keep your negative comments to yourself. And please don't tell me that we are all entitled to our opinions, we have free speech ,etc etc, a person has died and the least we can do is be sympathetic and be polite. If you can't, then why bother making a negative comment, totally uncalled for.
I agree, I was surprised at some of the negative comments.
Like @chicky and @Uncle Mort , I am sad for the Queen. I know what it's like to be widowed when the person you love dies. It may not be a shock, given the Duke's age but he will still be missed by his family.
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Why should a thread not have views expressed which are opposite to those of the OP? Is an opposing view being ‘negative’?
As far as I am concerned, like many other posters on here, I feel sorry in as much as I would for any elderly lady who has lost her life long partner. If that isn’t being kind or ‘good mannered’ then apologies but I do not feel inclined to join in with a mass ‘recreational grieving’ as @BenCotto so aptly described it.
Maybe I misunderstood some of the posts @Helios but I don't believe anyone has expressed views opposite to my original post. I was pointing to the historical and cultural effect such a death will have on our society amidst so many other pivotal events.
Most posters seem to be more interested in the lifestyle than the substance, other posters have defended good manners (which I agree with) or sympathy for his widow (which I also agree with) but I see no broader comments.
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My feeling of devastation derived from a belief that this is another pivotal event among many that will shape the future of this country.
My thoughts are with them all.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3hnygy
Objectivity doesn't have to go by the wayside because he's dead, especially when their very position is due to being seen as figure heads on an accident of birth or in his case plain good luck.
Completely agree. But that's a private grief, it doesn't involve the entire country. Like it or not, there are many in the country who don't feel emotionally connected to the royal family, or connected in any way. That doesn't make the death of one of the senior members any less significant, nationally, but it does make the BBC's hysterical response seem out of keeping with that of the nation as a whole. Some people are upset. Some people are genuinely grieving. Many are not
A very old man dying at home in his own bed in his own castle is not the saddest story of this year, nor the most important. And I very much doubt he'd have thought it was
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/death-duke-of-edinburgh-tv-coverage/#/Notification
To have to reign yourself in and be someone different from your self was a difficult job which he did to a high degree of success.
Much respect.
Like @chicky and @Uncle Mort , I am sad for the Queen. I know what it's like to be widowed when the person you love dies. It may not be a shock, given the Duke's age but he will still be missed by his family.
Most posters seem to be more interested in the lifestyle than the substance, other posters have defended good manners (which I agree with) or sympathy for his widow (which I also agree with) but I see no broader comments.