Prince Philip has died...

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Anonymous wrote:I really hope Meghan goes. He was quite fond of her and vice versa. I think they were closer than he was to Anne, Sophie, and Kate

You wish. Philip displayed his commitment to duty by playing the role of tolerant grandfather to the unwise choice his grandson made.

Sophie is very close to the Queen and Philip, and Anne assumed many of his riyal duties and patronage’s when he retired He and the Queen are close to the Middletons, and Kate has the grandchild card.

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Anonymous wrote:Charles speaks - he always sounds like he's straining for words

Really? I find him to be one of the most eloquent members of the family. For a son who is grieving, I found this very well-done and moving.

Anne was better - also grieving and wearing proper mourning black.

Anne was not better.

And, Charles always looks classy. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to grief and attire...especially when you are the future King.

Without doubt the choice of color is intersting... One could assume that they had the black suit at hand considering the declining health of the Prince.. It is almost like Prince Charles had some kind of statement to make with it, almost like.. a WAY OVERDUE teen rebelion against the strict father who could not do anything to control him at this point? If it was, I don't hold this against him. It is insane to be born a next in line to the throne and have zero freedom of choice. This is when being poor beats the daylight of this option.

Well, at least someone gets it. Every member of the BRF that has been seen in public in the past 24 hours, sometimes multiple times, has done so all in black. Except Charles.

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Anonymous wrote:I really hope Meghan goes. He was quite fond of her and vice versa. I think they were closer than he was to Anne, Sophie, and Kate

Ha! Meghan wasn't there long enough to form a relationship.

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Anonymous wrote:I really hope Meghan goes. He was quite fond of her and vice versa. I think they were closer than he was to Anne, Sophie, and Kate

You think he was closer to Meghan than his only daughter and possibly his favorite, Anne? Unlikely.
It’s been announced that Meghan does not have medical approval to go. Under the circumstances, this seems like a prudent decision.

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Meghan stans being delusional as usual.

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Anonymous wrote:This is who I bet will be in attendance (from the Royal Family):

The Queen, Prince Charles, Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Duke of Sussex, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louis, James, Viscount Severn, Princess Anne, Timothy Laurence, Zara Tindall, Mike Tindall, Peter Phillips, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice, Edo Mapelli Mozzi, possibly the Duke and Duchess of Kent

Not part of the RF: Prince Philip's private secretary, a few long-time staff, Boris Johnson, Archbishop of Canterbury

Philip doesn't have any surviving members from his Greece family?

Nope

Not true - at all.

His uncle was King of Greece and desposed. The entire Greek royal family lives in the U.S. and would have been included in a normal ceremony. Nothing would have stopped Marie-Chantal from showing up in royal finery.

In addition Phillip had 18 nieces and nephews born of his three sisters. 5 of the nephews and 1 niece is still alive. On top of all the grand-nephews and nieces who are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

Deposed Crown Prince and Princess of Greece at William + Kate's wedding


Phillip and Elizabeth at Marie-Chantal's wedding

What's with the headdress???

Good God,,,, poor woman

PS This comment was about the other lady, not the Queen.

“Poor woman” is the very last thing that should ever be said about Marie Chantal. In any sense of the word.

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Meghan stans being delusional as usual.

That was just someone being vile and hateful. Meghan isn't going, she's in her third trimester, and she hardly knew Phillip.

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Anonymous wrote:I am very surprised at this. I wonder which of Phillip’s friends are still alive?

I am surprised by this as well. It seems borderline disrespectful.

He has a large family. I don't think it's disrespectful given that they were likely not close.

I'll be highly amused if they had Boris step down, so Penny could step in.

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Charles is wearing a BLACK TIE
that is de rigor.
Black tie or armband while mourning
Black suit for funerals.
Really, people catch up now.

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Phillip also has a large family in Britain as well who are also related to the Queen (but not descendants). Lord Mountbatten's family. Lord M was Phillip's uncle (his mother's younger brother).

Here they all are at the funeral of Patricia Knatchbull Mountbatten - his daughter. Amusingly enough, his grandson - the current Lord Mountbatten/Brabourne - is married to Penny, the woman Phillip was living with for the past 2 decades.

Charles and the Queen at the funeral of Patricia


Andrew and Phillip


Mountbatten and Phillip

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Anonymous wrote:Charles is wearing a BLACK TIE
that is de rigor.
Black tie or armband while mourning
Black suit for funerals.
Really, people catch up now.

Seems defiant. Black full-wear like his siblings in the official 8 days of mourning. Black armbands in the full 30 (now 15 because...who knows)

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Anonymous wrote:Charles is wearing a BLACK TIE
that is de rigor.
Black tie or armband while mourning
Black suit for funerals.
Really, people catch up now.

Seems defiant. Black full-wear like his siblings in the official 8 days of mourning. Black armbands in the full 30 (now 15 because...who knows)

They don’t want to honor the full 30 days of mourning because it would overlap with William and Kate’s anniversary and Charlotte’s birthday. Yes, really. William is that self absorbed.

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One thing I've always admired about Charles - he doesn't sit on his ass. He's been in Windsor with his mother on Friday, did a tribute at his house 2 hours away on Saturday, and today was in Ireland with Camilla to be present at a remembrance ceremony for his great-uncle's (Lord Mountbatten) bombing death in 1979. Since M raised Phillip - I guess he wanted to honor him and meet with that side of the family publicly.

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Anonymous wrote:Charles is wearing a BLACK TIE
that is de rigor.
Black tie or armband while mourning
Black suit for funerals.
Really, people catch up now.

Seems defiant. Black full-wear like his siblings in the official 8 days of mourning. Black armbands in the full 30 (now 15 because...who knows)

They don’t want to honor the full 30 days of mourning because it would overlap with William and Kate’s anniversary and Charlotte’s birthday. Yes, really. William is that self absorbed.

I know. I wonder what they intend to do for the anniversary 7 days after the official mourning period has cut off. Its not like they can have a wild celebration anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing I've always admired about Charles - he doesn't sit on his ass. He's been in Windsor with his mother on Friday, did a tribute at his house 2 hours away on Saturday, and today was in Ireland with Camilla to be present at a remembrance ceremony for his great-uncle's (Lord Mountbatten) bombing death in 1979. Since M raised Phillip - I guess he wanted to honor him and meet with that side of the family publicly.

Wait never mind - the vigil was in 2015. I was wondering why Camilla was wearing green.

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The correct thing for her to do is to go to UK. Period.