Duke of Edinburgh - Diamond Geeza
Discussion
Hooli said:
He's brilliant, we need people who speak their mind to counteract all the PC bulls
t.
The best Royal of all time. Sad day when he pops his clogs. It must be painful being his aide or PR or whatever, and having to sort out the crap after he's spoken. Bet he's good company at dinner tables.t.nicanary said:
The best Royal of all time. Sad day when he pops his clogs. It must be painful being his aide or PR or whatever, and having to sort out the crap after he's spoken. Bet he's good company at dinner tables.
Met him a couple of years back. Incredibly astute for his age and very intelligent. One of our Suppliers was having an Anniversary and they are based in Windsor, so invited him to an open day. As one of their top customers, we were invited to have a small stand to showcase our products. We deliberately brought advertising material printed in Chinese (from a previous Expo we has a stand at) just to see what he'd say. He took it in very good spirits. 
The Crack Fox said:
I think he's funny, but often an embarrassment. Take this one from the link posted above:
"To survivors of the Lockerbie bombing he told them: "People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still drying out Windsor Castle.""
The devil is in the detail - if that was a quote from a conversation with someone whose house caught fire as a result of the disaster then it would be a perfectly reasonable comment to make."To survivors of the Lockerbie bombing he told them: "People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still drying out Windsor Castle.""
Never met him - probably never will - but admire him hugely.
From what I've heard, he got up to all sorts prior to marriage but all in keeping with his background and upbringing, but much of it very out of step with today's social mores. To keep his outbursts to the comparative few that get aired must be a minor miracle.
We'll not see his like again. Pity.
From what I've heard, he got up to all sorts prior to marriage but all in keeping with his background and upbringing, but much of it very out of step with today's social mores. To keep his outbursts to the comparative few that get aired must be a minor miracle.
We'll not see his like again. Pity.
Justayellowbadge said:
My favourite is not on the list.
Descending from an aircraft, being met by lackey:
Lackey: 'How was your flight, your highness?'
PP: 'Tell me, have you ever travelled on an aircraft?'
Lackey: 'Why, Yes, Sir'
PP: 'It was like that.'
So all flights are the same ? "lackey" (nice choice of word btw) was being polite and Phillip replies like an arse.Descending from an aircraft, being met by lackey:
Lackey: 'How was your flight, your highness?'
PP: 'Tell me, have you ever travelled on an aircraft?'
Lackey: 'Why, Yes, Sir'
PP: 'It was like that.'
He's a normal bloke who has married the queen. No better and no worse than many others. To be honest he could learn some dignity and class from his better half.
Countdown said:
Justayellowbadge said:
My favourite is not on the list.
Descending from an aircraft, being met by lackey:
Lackey: 'How was your flight, your highness?'
PP: 'Tell me, have you ever travelled on an aircraft?'
Lackey: 'Why, Yes, Sir'
PP: 'It was like that.'
So all flights are the same ? "lackey" (nice choice of word btw) was being polite and Phillip replies like an arse.Descending from an aircraft, being met by lackey:
Lackey: 'How was your flight, your highness?'
PP: 'Tell me, have you ever travelled on an aircraft?'
Lackey: 'Why, Yes, Sir'
PP: 'It was like that.'
He's a normal bloke who has married the queen. No better and no worse than many others. To be honest he could learn some dignity and class from his better half.
Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff