Prince Philip is dead. options: { var script = document.createElement('script'); var scriptURL = 'https://sdks.shopifycdn.com/buy-button/latest/buy-button-storefront.min.js'; The excessive coverage will not have brought the entire UK together. Handsome Philip, then 18, sealed their friendship over ginger biscuits and lemonade, impressing ‘Lilibet’ and her sister Margaret by vaulting over a tennis net. Required fields are marked *. On Saturday, April 17, Prince Philip will be laid to rest in a low-key funeral with only 30 mourners attending. By allowing no space whatsoever for that large segment of the population which has either no interest in the royal family or which is opposed to the monarchy as an institution, the perception created by the BBC was that of a hectoring bully determined to browbeat the public into feeling the “approved” set of emotions. } Prince Philip has been transferred to Barts Hospital in London, the centre of excellence for heart conditions in the whole of Europe. Where was Prince Philip in the line of succession to the Danish throne? “Yes, there were concerns he’d turn out to be a ginger,” the 99 year old said from his hospital bed today. }, [CDATA[*/ THE death of Prince Philip, spouse of the Queen for 73 years, and father of the man who under the UK’s arcane constitution is going to be the next head of . ":focus": { ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and Sky News likewise suspended all normal programming in order to inform us on the hour, every hour that Prince Philip was still dead, with the time in between filled with a nauseating saccharine retrospective during which we were repeatedly told, on every single channel and without any apparent awareness of irony, that Prince Philip “wouldn’t have wanted any fuss”. The guy was 99 and in poor health, but somehow people are already blaming Meghan Markle for his passing. "@media (min-width: 601px)": { if (window.ShopifyBuy.UI) { }); Philip’s coffin will be carried in a Land Rover (we all know Philip loved his Land Rovers) in a procession from Windsor Castle to St. George’s Chapel. "imgWithCarousel": true, “This whole unseemly fight has erupted at a bad time for the Royal Family – they are very worried about Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband.” Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A Primetime Special is set to air on CBS in the US at 8pm EST - meaning it will be 1am in the UK at the time. Easy, convenient, and tasty ways to enjoy the benefits of ginger. "total": "Subtotal", loadScript(); 43 were here. } else { "background-color": "#05305b", Prince Philip was taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, London, as a 'precautionary measure'. By Kendall Fisher May 04, 2017 6:13 PM Tags. Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a substantive title that has been created three times for members of the British royal family since 1726.. Your email address will not be published. Load Error Our reporting team is committed to keeping you up to date with the news that matters to you. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was a member of the British royal family as the husband of Elizabeth II.. Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families.He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. However, a Google link to the article, 'Prince Philip Through the Years', redirects to a 404 link, pointing awkwardly to the former explanation. }, A total of 55% of Scots either opposed the monarchy or had no great positive sympathies towards it. }, } ":focus": { “There’s Prince Harry and his brother Prince William isn’t far off.”, “We were concerned the red hair would become too ingrained in the Royal’s gene pool. "background-color": "#09529b" This poll was conducted long before the allegations about Prince Andrew’s behaviour surfaced, before the very public falling out of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with the rest of the family, and before the revelations about the use of the royal prerogative in order to further the financial interests of the Windsor family. "button": { In Britain, the Queen and Prince Philip have no qualifications whatsoever (whether academic or monarchical) and yet they reign over a nation in which around 90% of its citizens leave school with qualifications. If Archie took after Meghan Markle a bit more, I’d be over the moon.”, /*