Will you be watching Prince Philip's funeral?

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I'm glad that so many British people do want to honour the life of an immigrant who spent most of his life living off public handouts. I hope this generosity of spirit endures.

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DiamondDia

Just to add on, you know we pay for the royal family’s events such as funerals, coronations and weddings right? Another reason the monarchy is a waste, capitalism at its finest. And I hate the fact we even have the “commonwealth”, like okay, you’re still colonising the countries you conquered in the past, so fun & quirky, wow. I don’t care how much “good” the royal family has done (bare in mind, they have done “good” from the expenses of the working class), I will always see them as a bunch of famous human beings who I have no emotional bond with. Defund the royal family. Lmao. And if you’re a royalist and I’ve upset you... good.

Reply 22

NJA

Original post by the bear

No. The funeral is a private family occasion. It is not a public spectacle.

OH yes it is!

Reply 23

username5713179

Original post by NJA

curiosity killed the cat

but satisfaction brought it back

Reply 24

Kogomogo

Original post by the bear

No. The funeral is a private family occasion. It is not a public spectacle.

If the publics money has paid for it in any way then it should be a public spectacle.

Reply 25

Paul Vincent

No, when he was born he was a prince of Greece and Denmark he migrated to Britain as a child and became a naturalised British subject in 1947 just before the official announcement of his engagement to Princess Elizabeth. He was not a British subject by descent but by naturalisation. Philip's maternal grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg became a naturalised British subject soon after Philip was born. That act conferred nothing on his young grandson.

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username5702009

Probably not. I have been inside St George's Chapel and it is very beautiful.

Reply 27

Debs25

Yes, I will be watching.
Why? Prince Philip, despite his faults, did a lot of good for our nation and I'm a huge fan of the monarchy. I want to see the man honoured. I love all the pomp and ceremony.

Reply 28

username5366706

no cuz i dont support how our taxes are being paid lavishly to support other ppl who are of the same importance to us. what has the queen ever done to earn a million pounds? nothing. this could easily be spent on ppl living on the streets or the nhs who r struggling financially. While she lives in buckingham palace there’ll be a beggar a street away. especially in london. She just needs to live like the rest of us because she is of the same relevance to us.when i die i won’t have it aired on tv and she will because she has a crown on her head?!
edit:the queen could easily be replaced with the royal family in general

(edited 3 years ago)

Reply 29

Paul Vincent

We know that all the European royal families are intertwined. That's not the question. The facts are that Philip came to Britain as an immigrant and became naturalised in 1947 in order to marry the Queen. Lord Dilhorne made this dubious announcement in the year of the Queen and Philip's silver wedding, therefore his opinion had no bearing on what went before. If he, or anyone else, believed he was British at birth he wouldn't have become a naturalised British subject. (Dilhorne was, of course, a member of the British nobility).

Reply 30

Paul Vincent

Ok let's say we believe Dilhorne on this (he was wrong on a lot of other stuff). that doesn't retrospectively change the fact that Phili pentered the UK as an immigrant and was later granted naturalisation.

Reply 31

the bear

Original post by Kogomogo

If the publics money has paid for it in any way then it should be a public spectacle.

the public wish to pay for an apostrophe for you..... '

Reply 32

Chronoscope

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Yes
I’m watching bc my parents are watching ~~and I ~~want to see any family drama between Prince William and Harry should there be any~~~~

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gremlin :>

maybe so i can be the first to make memes about it :heart:

Reply 34

Roses.Are.Red

Original post by boomsicles48

like the kardashians, famous becuase of their ancestors/parents and who they were born into so not any of their doing or hardwork, unlike us commoners who have to work to become famous and get some basic recognition, they should also not get that much fame, anyway what do they even do, apart from take taxes and money for fancy ****?

I thought the Kardashians got famous because of Kim and their reality show, not their ancestors. I'm sure that took a bit of work, maybe not going to uni and passing exams type of work, but they didn't get it all handed to them. Of course, it's also the people's fault for making them a huge thing.

(Not a fan of the Kardashians btw, just wanted to point out that they can't really be compared to the royal family)