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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought ALL the statements were lovely.  It’s not a contest.[/quote]

The statements were lovely, but Harry's sent a very subtle message:  By ending with "Per Mare, Per Terram," the motto of the Royal Marines, was he apologizing to his grandfather for giving up the role of Captain General of the Royal Marines, an honor Philip had for many years?  His Aunt Anne took over that role from Harry when he severed ties with his family.   [/quote]

Apologizing? No. Defiantly claiming his ties to the Royal Marines as the only royal who has served overseas in a warfront? Absolutely.

https://www.forces.net/news/prince-harrys-tribute-legend-banter-prince-philip

[img]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/royal-family/2021/04/12/TELEMMGLPICT000255443797_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqVHzyo7OuTI5InyeNX_T1jAlDx5d2psMPAxqkfjsHOko.jpeg?imwidth=480[/img][/quote]

Well, Prince Philip is a royal who served overseas in a warfront.  Prince Andrew was a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War and while Prince Charles did not serve overseas, he did command a Navy destroyer and flew both helicopters and jets during his military service.

He can defiantly claim his ties to the marines, but he is like any other veteran now.  Princess Anne is the Captain General of the Royal Marines, and another royal will take over from her when she relinquishes the title.

[b]He gave up so much for so little was often said about his Great Uncle [b]David[/b]. [/b]  May Harry's defiance carry him through that curse.  [/quote]
Edward?[/quote]
His actual name was David but he took Edward as his regnal name when he became king.[/quote]

[b]What exactly did Harry give up? [/b]Tangible things - please list them. I understand that Edward/David gave up essentially an entire kingdom but as monarch he had all the funds of the Duchy of Lancaster and the private wealth passed from monarch to monarch.

As the 'spare' of a King with a heir + 3, Harry wasn't in line for any of that. He wasn't entitled to the funds of the Duchy of Cornwall, he was not going to be head of 4-6 castles (Charles has 4 as PoW - Highgrove, Clarence, Llwynywermod, and Birkhall), he wasn't going to get much of an income beyond what he was already given (I believe Andrew was getting $250K/yr as the son and Prince Phillip was getting $400K/yr as the husband), and all he had to look forward to was being kicked out of his housing at the monarch's leisure as he grew older.

As for titles/roles - he already had the highest ducal title he was going to be given and Capt General of the Royal Marines is the highest military-related title Phillip could have passed on to him which he held since 1953.[/quote]

DP. You should ask Harry. He seemed pretty upset about being “cut off.”  (I believe those were his words.)[/quote]

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