Prince Philip RIP

[Bob McC]

I wonder if HIGNIFY will be aired tonight....

Postponed.
The entire BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV schedules given over to it tonight, all night.

 

[Cheese]

Not exactly 100 per cent on topic I know, but Titania McGrath just sent a tweet that absolutely nails it.

 

[KrisW]

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal

Literally "May his honoured soul be at God's right hand", for those who are wondering. ("Ar dheis Dé..." is the Irish equivalent of "May he/she rest in peace")

My wife's workplace was one of the stops on Elizabeth's visit to Ireland ten years ago (in the second part of the tour, after the heavy diplomatic lifting had been done). In person, Philip came across as someone who was genuinely happy to be there. Not weighed down by the need to represent a country, he used his position of "Not The Head of State" to break the ice, and made what was a politically heavily-loaded visit seem more like a holiday for everyone involved.

I do feel sorry for Elizabeth - to have lost a partner of such long standing must be heartbreaking.

 

[matt j]

Postponed.
The entire BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV schedules given over to it tonight, all night.

Really? wow.

 

[Somafunk]

shrug.....

 

[TheDecameron]

Really? wow.

I expect someone’s tipped them off in the past few days. Forth Bridge is down.

 

[cooky1257]

I had no idea so many PFMers were on first name terms with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen.

 

[zeon]

The racing ( queens favourite sport ) has been moved to itv 4 !. I m sure Philip would have raised a smile at that one. RIP

 

[Debs]

I met him on several occasions. He was a very personable and fun human being.

Sadly he didn't look well when he recently came out of hospital.

Blue Skies sir.

 

[glenda]

No!!! How will I know what to do in the garden this weekend if there's no Monty Don on tonight to tell me?

 

[Tony Lockhart]

Sad for her madge, I couldn’t care less.

 

[simon g]

I met the Duke briefly; when I was presented with my DofE Gold many years ago. Very quick witted indeed.

RIP, Sir.

 

[Bart]

RIP, but.....My wife, daughter and grandchildren were at RHS Wisley having a great time today then everyone was ushered out when the news broke ‘out of respect’. I’m not sure he would have wanted that!

 

[-alan-]

Literally "May his honoured soul be at God's right hand", for those who are wondering. ("Ar dheis Dé..." is the Irish equivalent of "May he/she rest in peace")

My wife's workplace was one of the stops on Elizabeth's visit to Ireland ten years ago (in the second part of the tour, after the heavy diplomatic lifting had been done). In person, Philip came across as someone who was genuinely happy to be there. Not weighed down by the need to represent a country, he used his position of "Not The Head of State" to break the ice, and made what was a politically heavily-loaded visit seem more like a holiday for everyone involved.

I do feel sorry for Elizabeth - to have lost a partner of such long standing must be heartbreaking.

Yes, I feel pretty much the same, on both counts. 'Himself and Herself' as we might say round here, played an absolute blinder on that visit, given the historical backdrop between the two countries. Aside from that, I always thought he was a funny and charismatic guy, and have a lot of respect for the role he played over such a long time. A fine innings all told.

 

[Rob998]

Postponed.
The entire BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV schedules given over to it tonight, all night.

Christ, imagine what it’s going to be like when Brenda croaks.

 

[KrisW]

I had no idea so many PFMers were on first name terms with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen.

Speaking only for myself, I used the names because I was talking about the people, not the offices they hold.

 

[palacefan]

RIP Phil but in truth I was more upset when old Queen Mary died and a Streatham ice hockey match was postponed, never been the same since!
It will be interesting to see how events unfold when the King died (Betty's Dad) people were so much more interested in the Royal family and coverage was enormous and went on for ages.

Not unexpected of course and he has had a good life.

 

[JonR]

He had a good innings and it's a shame he didn't make it to 100.

RIP.

 

[Bjork67]

Dad's flummoxed , he loves minder on itv4.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Dad's flummoxed , he loves minder on itv4.

Philip looks a bit like Dennis Waterman if you squint a bit. Tell him they've made a new series and Terry's just a bit older.