Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s Husband And Duke Of Edinburgh, Dies At 99

[mystery-ak]

Donald Trump Remembers Prince Philip: ‘Noble Soul and Proud Spirit of the United Kingdom’
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/04/09/donald-trump-remembers-prince-philip-noble-soul-proud-spirit-united-kingdom/

compared to

Joe Biden Delayed in Sending Condolences After Death of Prince Philip
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/04/09/joe-biden-delayed-in-sending-condolences-after-death-of-prince-philip/

[libertybele]

I think there was a lot of love and mutual respect between these two... 

I think William looks a lot like his grandpa.

[mystery-ak]

Biden: 'Prince Philip gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK'
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/547357-biden-prince-philip-gladly-dedicated-himself-to-the-people-of

[mystery-ak]

Queen Elizabeth to enter 8 days of mourning following Prince Philip's death
The Duke of Edinburgh passed away on Friday at Windsor Castle

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-enters-8-days-mourning-prince-philips-death

[libertybele]

I'm sure the Queen has to be just absolutely devastated. They were together longer than most couples. 

Which leads me to wonder if maybe she'll decide it's time for her to step down.

[mystery-ak]

What did I tell you

Prince Harry 'speaks to Charles, Beatrice and Eugenie as he plans to return to Britain but pregnant Meghan Markle will stay in California' after they pay tribute to Prince Philip on Archewell website saying: 'Thank you for your service' 

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a two line message following news of the Duke of Edinburgh's death
    Prince Harry has not been back to the UK since March 2020 and was last pictured with Philip on May 8, 2019
    Source today told Dailymail.com that Harry would 'do his utmost' to return to Britain for grandfather's funeral
    May be permitted to use a diplomatic exemption to waive quarantine rules applying to flights from the USA

By Nick Craven and James Robinson for MailOnline and Jennifer Smith and Charlie Lankston For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:31 EDT, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 18:38 EDT, 9 April 2021

 Prince Harry has spoken to senior members of the Royal Family as he plans his return to Britain for Prince Philip’s funeral- but pregnant Meghan Markle will stay in the US.

The Duke of Sussex is said to be making arrangements for his first trip home since the pair quit royal life and moved out to California, as well as their interview with Oprah last month.

Meghan is expected to skip the journey and stay in their California home as she is pregnant with the couple’s second child.

Sources say Prince Harry has already spoken to family members including Prince Charles, Beatrice and Eugenie, according to the Mirror.

The source said: 'He said he wants to be with everyone and was already making arrangements to come home.'

Earlier today the couple paid a short tribute to Prince Philip following news of the Duke of Edinburgh's death.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9454659/Thank-service-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-pay-tribute-Prince-Philip.html

[mystery-ak]

I wouldn't want the little b--ch there but I'm not as gracious as QE2

[mountaineer]

"Thank you for your service" - such a heartfelt sentiment! It just gives me warm fuzzies.

[mystery-ak]

"Thank you for your service" - such a heartfelt sentiment! It just gives me warm fuzzies.

That won't be lost on the rest of the family...

[libertybele]

"Thank you for your service" - such a heartfelt sentiment! It just gives me warm fuzzies.

Saying that to your grandfather who has just passed who you've known and been around all your life?  That's just plain cold!

Maybe Harry never had a close relationship with the rest of the family? Does he have resentment and jealously  because he was                        treated differently than William because he was the 2nd son born to Charles and Diana or did he perceive he was treated differently?  I can understand how he might feel left out, but the royal line of succession has been in place for centuries. Does the Queen have the authority to change that?  Maybe Diana had requested that change?

Then there is also rumor of Harry being the result of an affair that Diana had?                         

[Right_in_Virginia]

Donald Trump Issues Elegant and Touching Tribute to Late Prince Philip
Becker News, Apr 9, 2021

Donald Trump gave an elegant and touching tribute to the late Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away at age 99 on Friday.

“The world mourns the passing of Prince Philip, a man who embodied the noble soul and proud spirit of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth,” Donald Trump said in a statement. “Melania and I send our deepest and most profound condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to the entire Royal Family.”

“We send our most heartfelt sympathies to the British people,” the statement continued. “This is an irreplaceable loss for Great Britain, and for all who hold dear our civilization.”

“Prince Philip defined British dignity and grace,” Trump added. “He personified quiet reserve, stern fortitude, and unbending integrity of the United Kingdom.”

“As a young man, he served Britain honorably and courageously as a naval officer in the Second World War,” Trump said. “Aboard battleships in the Mediterranean, he saw combat at sea. He then participated in the pivotal Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.”

“Like so many of his generation, in Britain’s darkest hour, he put his life on the line for God, country, and the values of freedom and self-government that forever unite America and the United Kingdom,” Trump continued.

“For seven decades, Prince Philip brought the same sense of duty and purpose to his role as consort and husband to the Queen,” he added. “He was admired by his fellow citizens, and respected by everyone around the world. His exceptional example of service, constancy, and patriotism will be his greatest legacy.”

“Over the past few years, Melania and I were honored to have the opportunity to visit the United Kingdom,” Trump continued. “We saw firsthand how the Monarchy epitomizes and carries on the virtues of the British People — and none did so more than Prince Philip.”

“As we grieve his loss, we celebrate his memory and rededicate ourselves to the values to which he devoted his extraordinary life,” Trump concluded. “He will be greatly missed.”


https://beckernews.com/donald-trump-issues-elegant-and-touching-tribute-to-prince-philip-38441/

[mountaineer]

Prince Philip spent much his final days sleeping, according to a new report — but in his best waking hours, he soaked in the sun with a blanket on his lap and Queen Elizabeth at his side, according to a new report.

And she was at his bedside when his end came at Windsor Castle on Friday morning at age 99, the UK’s Telegraph reported of Philip.

The Duke of Edinburgh had insisted, according to the Telegraph, that he would die in his own bed.

“There were moments of great lucidity and joyful togetherness,” even toward the end, wrote Richard Kay, Editor-at-Large at the Daily Mail and a former top royal correspondent and gossip columnist there.  ...

NY Post

[Gefn]

UK’s Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death

LONDON (AP) — Gun salutes across the U.K., in Commonwealth countries and at sea are marking the death of Britain’s Prince Philip on Saturday as military leaders honor the former naval officer and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

Batteries of cannons in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and other cities fired 41 rounds at one-minute intervals starting at midday. The Australian Defense Force offered its salute at 5 p.m. local time outside Parliament House in Canberra, and New Zealand planned to give an artillery tribute on Sunday.

“His Royal Highness leaves us with a legacy of indomitable spirit, steadfastness and an unshakeable sense of duty,” said General Nick Carter, chief of the U.K. Defense Staff. “From all of us who serve today and who have served, thank you.”

https://apnews.com/article/australia-canberra-coronavirus-pandemic-queen-elizabeth-ii-prince-philip-2138b176a1000e2f220d15e035f241a1


Some really nice photos embedded in article @Right_in_Virginia

[Right_in_Virginia]

"Thank you for your service" - such a heartfelt sentiment! It just gives me warm fuzzies.

I'm surprised the little bastard isn't flying back early ... just to get a peek at the will.

[Gefn]

Prince Philip dies: Tearful Countess of Wessex says 'the Queen has been amazing' as she leaves Windsor Castle

Prince Edward's wife Sophie had tears in her eyes as she told Sky News "the Queen has been amazing" as she left Windsor Castle this afternoon.

The Countess of Wessex made the remarks to Sky's royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills shortly after midday.

Prince Edward and his wife had arrived at Windsor Castle around an hour earlier following the death of Prince Philip yesterday.

Prince Philip dies - Live reaction from UK and around the world

https://news.sky.com/story/prince-philip-dies-tearful-countess-of-wessex-says-the-queen-has-been-amazing-as-she-leaves-windsor-castle-12271247


That Sophie, she’s really a class act, and a good daughter in law

[Lando Lincoln]

It is quite unlikely the world will ever see the likes of Queen Elizabeth or Prince Philip again.  She so embodies the near-divinity of The Crown, while he; total devotion.  Her other-body-self must feel tremendous loss with the passing of Prince Philip - and her own mortality.  They each represent those things too many today hold in scorn.  Duty, tradition, honor, selflessness.  It will be an epic passing when they are both gone. 

[mystery-ak]

April 10, 2021
Prince Philip passes -- and all of a sudden, Meghan Markle looks kind of small
By Monica Showalter

His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the able and admired consort of Queen Elizabeth II, has passed at the age of 99. Britain is honoring him with 41-gun salutes, flotillas, special lighting, eight days of mourning, and tributes from all over. The New York Times has a great photo spread of his well-lived life. The Daily Mail came out with its fattest edition ever.

This Brazilian soccer player's tribute is beautiful -- there at the moment of his own soccer victory, he chose instead of honor Prince Philip. These non-British soccer players honored him, too. That's so different from the disrespect for the U.S. coming out of the million-dollar ball players that's going on over here.

President Trump, unlike the Brezhnevian-Chavista election thief who succeeded him and made one of the classiest tributes of all.

"The world mourns the passing of Prince Philip, a man who embodied the noble soul and proud spirit of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth," Trump said in a statement.

"This is an irreplaceable loss for Great Britain, and for all who hold dear our civilization," he said.

"Prince Philip defined British dignity and grace. He personified the quiet reserve, stern fortitude, and unbending integrity of the United Kingdom," he said.

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But a racist, as Meghan Markle claimed someone in the royal family was? Plenty of eyes went to him, but knowing he was dying and had the public's sympathy, the Markle team later denied that the alleged family racist was the prince or the queen, putting the onus on the rest of the family, which few, in Britain at least, believed, according to Gardiner.

Who's been the face of the British royal family lately? Why, none other than Meghan Markle and her adjunct, the wretched Prince Harry, who follows her around and goes along with her whims like a beagle. Unlike Prince Philip, Prince Harry abandoned his duty, arguably abandoned his country, ignored his family's wishes to strike out on his own, (except with his daddy's money) and generally went with selfishness. He now pursues the celebrity lifestyle in Los Angeles, complete with Oprah interviews and Netflix deals, all in the end not to advance the cause of Britain, but to advance the increasingly politicized agenda of Meghan. Blech.

Prince Philip was said to be the most upset with Prince Harry for walking out on his royal duty and with Meghan for leading him. Prince Philip, after all, had given up his promising career as a military man to be the queen's consort, and embraced that role like the giant he was. He was asking of Harry and Meghan only what he had asked of himself, and consistently lived by example. Meghan, though, wasn't about to give up her actress career for a mere life as a duchess and its "boring" royal-family duties. She reported said it "wasn't working for me" and dragged Harry off to the celebrity lifestyle and red carpets back in Los Angeles.

more
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/prince_philip_passes__and_all_of_a_sudden_meghan_markle_looks_kind_of_small.html

[mountaineer]

It is quite unlikely the world will ever see the likes of Queen Elizabeth or Prince Philip again.  She so embodies the near-divinity of The Crown, while he; total devotion.  Her other-body-self must feel tremendous loss with the passing of Prince Philip - and her own mortality.  They each represent those things too many today hold in scorn.  Duty, tradition, honor, selflessness.  It will be an epic passing when they are both gone.

They ably and dutifully served their nation in time of war. When I hear people saying they can't understand why any American would care one bit about British royalty, I think of how they have been our allies.

[Right_in_Virginia]

 

Stephen Jardine
@StephenJardine

I once helped the Duke of Edinburgh hand out his awards in a ceremony at Holyrood Palace. He asked me what I did and I told him I was a television journalist. ‘Is that a job?’, he asked. Fair point.



9:55 AM · Apr 9, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

[mystery-ak]

British Public Won’t Welcome Meghan and Harry at Prince Philip’s Funeral, Says Farage


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu9bVb6qAyk

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/04/10/british-public-wont-welcome-meghan-harry-prince-philips-funeral/

[mystery-ak]

Prince Philip’s Funeral to Be at Windsor Castle on April 17, Prince Harry to Attend

Breitbart London 10 Apr 2021

LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public.

Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in planning his funeral and its focus on family was in accordance with his wishes. The 99-year-old duke, who died Friday, also took part in designing the modified Land Rover that will carry his coffin.

“Although the ceremonial arrangements are reduced, the occasion will still celebrate and recognize the duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth,” a palace spokesman said Saturday while speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy.

Prince Harry, Philip’s grandson who stepped away from royal duties last year and now lives in California, will attend the service along with other members of the royal family. His wife, the duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctor not to attend.

Palace officials said the ceremony would be conducted strictly in line with the British government’s COVID-19 guidelines, which restrict the number of people attending funerals to 30. They declined to say whether the royal family would be required to wear masks.


Members of the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 41-round gun salute in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, to mark the death of Prince Philip, in Cardiff, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Britain’s Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that mostly defined his life, died on Friday. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/04/10/prince-philips-funeral-to-be-at-windsor-castle-on-april-17-prince-harry-to-attend/

[dfwgator]

It is quite unlikely the world will ever see the likes of Queen Elizabeth or Prince Philip again.  She so embodies the near-divinity of The Crown, while he; total devotion.  Her other-body-self must feel tremendous loss with the passing of Prince Philip - and her own mortality.  They each represent those things too many today hold in scorn.  Duty, tradition, honor, selflessness.  It will be an epic passing when they are both gone.

When Queen Elizabeth passes, it will really truly be the end of an era, maybe even the end of Western Civilization as we know it, she is the last holdout.     And the only Queen the vast majority of people on this planet have ever known.  I think even a lot of people who aren't fans of the Monarchy are going to be shaken when she passes, I know I will.

[Gefn]

A virtual book of condolences is up for anyone who would like to sign it.

https://www.royal.uk/

[libertybele]

Prince Philip’s Funeral to Be at Windsor Castle on April 17, Prince Harry to Attend

Breitbart London 10 Apr 2021

LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public.

Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in planning his funeral and its focus on family was in accordance with his wishes. The 99-year-old duke, who died Friday, also took part in designing the modified Land Rover that will carry his coffin.

“Although the ceremonial arrangements are reduced, the occasion will still celebrate and recognize the duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth,” a palace spokesman said Saturday while speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy.

Prince Harry, Philip’s grandson who stepped away from royal duties last year and now lives in California, will attend the service along with other members of the royal family. His wife, the duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctor not to attend.

Palace officials said the ceremony would be conducted strictly in line with the British government’s COVID-19 guidelines, which restrict the number of people attending funerals to 30. They declined to say whether the royal family would be required to wear masks.


Members of the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 41-round gun salute in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, to mark the death of Prince Philip, in Cardiff, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Britain’s Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that mostly defined his life, died on Friday. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/04/10/prince-philips-funeral-to-be-at-windsor-castle-on-april-17-prince-harry-to-attend/

Well, Harry is going to show up, I expected him to stay behind with Markle. Of course a lot of posters in her called it correctly; she won't attend and is using the excuse of her pregnancy.  I'm not buying it, but I am glad that she won't be there.

Now is not the time, but maybe his brother or his father can talk some sense into him or at least make it known that what he's done to the family is absolutely not acceptable disgraces the entire royal family.

I read that Markle decided that she didn't want Archie to have a title; it had nothing to do with skin color as the tabloids have expressed. I didn't watch the Oprah interview so I don't know what exactly was stated by her and Harry.

If I were Harry, I wouldn't return.  Leave her goldigging grubby little hands behind.  The checks can be direct deposited into an account which is all she's wanted anyways.

[Right_in_Virginia]

From today @Gefn