Prince Philip 'slowing down' at 90.

[Flying Pig]

So what has the racist, greek bastard been doing all these years to earn a rest? OK he's 90, but 90 years of doing fuck all. And please don't anyone mention the war effort from 50 years ago as we all know the royalty don't go into danger zones and we don't give this accolade to other 90 war veterans.

 

 

BBC News - Prince Philip turns 90 and vows to 'slow down'

 

The Duke of Edinburgh, who has turned 90, has told the BBC he is "winding down" and reducing his workload as a senior member of the royal family.

 

In an interview with the BBC's Fiona Bruce, the Queen's husband said he reckoned he had "done his bit".

 

His birthday on Friday will be spent hosting a Buckingham Palace event for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, which is marking its centenary.

 

He will attend a private service of thanksgiving at Windsor on Sunday.

 

However, there will be a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company on Friday afternoon.

 

The Royal Mint has marked the milestone by producing a commemorative £5 coin, available in cupro-nickel, gold and silver, as well as a rare platinum edition at £5,450.

 

The souvenir piece features a portrait of Prince Philip on one side and the Queen on the other - the first time a reigning monarch and consort have appeared on opposite sides of a UK coin.

 

Sculptor Mark Richards, who designed the coin, said: "The challenge for me, in creating this design, was to capture a man who gives great support to the monarch and the country, while remaining largely in the background.

 

"Therefore I have focused on a close-up of his face with all its accumulated dignity, wisdom and experience."

 

'Sell-by date'

 

The Queen turned 85 in April and she will reach her Diamond Jubilee next year, marking 60 years since she came to the throne.

 

She married Prince Philip in 1947, making him the longest-serving consort in British history.

 

In the interview with the BBC, he talked about his advancing years, saying it was better to get out "before you reach your sell-by date".

 

"I reckon I've done my bit so I want to enjoy myself a bit now, with less responsibility, less frantic rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think of something to say," he said.

 

Prince Philip has never been depicted by himself on the reverse of a coin "On top of that, your memory's going - I can't remember names and things."

 

Over many decades, the duke has embraced a range of causes including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and conservation, though he insisted he was not a "green" campaigner.

 

"I think that there's a difference between being concerned for the conservation of nature and being a bunny hugger," he added.

 

BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the prince's comments were typically frank admissions.

 

He said the Duke of Edinburgh was a no-nonsense royal whose crucial role had been to support the Queen, especially during years of turmoil.

 

On the eve of his birthday Prince Philip, dressed in his Grenadier Guards uniform, took the salute at the annual beating retreat ceremony on Horse Guards Parade.

 

Watched by 4,000 members of the public, almost 300 members of bands of the Household Division performed under a blue evening sky.

 

The division was supported by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and the United States Army Europe Band and Chorus.

 

The latter brought a touch of wartime nostalgia to the ceremony, singing the White Cliffs Of Dover and slow-dancing in pairs.

 

The origins of the beating retreat ceremony lie in the early days of chivalry when beating or sounding retreat called a halt to the day's fighting, a return to camp and the mounting of the guard for the night.

[MOGLET]

So what has the racist, greek bastard been doing all these years to earn a rest? OK he's 90, but 90 years of doing fuck all. And please don't anyone mention the war effort from 50 years ago as we all know the royalty don't go into danger zones and we don't give this accolade to other 90 war veterans.

 

 

Re Philip

 

"Naval service

He was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1940. Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies, protecting convoys of the Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean, followed by shorter postings on HM Ships Kent, Shropshire and in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). After the invasion of Greece by Italy in October 1940, he was transferred from the Indian Ocean to the battleship HMS Valiant in the Mediterranean Fleet.[18] Amongst other engagements, he was involved in the Battle of Crete, was mentioned in despatches for his service during the Battle of Cape Matapan where he saved his ship from a night bomber attack. He devised a plan to launch a raft with smoke floats that successfully distracted the bombers allowing the ship to slip away unnoticed.[19]

Philip was also awarded the Greek War Cross of Valour

 

 

Re Andrew

 

Remember the Falklands?

 

 

Re Harry

 

Afghanistan?

[Josef Svejk]

Sculptor Mark Richards, who designed the coin, said... "I have focused on a close-up of his face with all its accumulated dignity, wisdom and experience."

 

Where to start?

[Flying Pig]

Re Philip

 

"Naval service

He was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1940. Philip spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies, protecting convoys of the Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean, followed by shorter postings on HM Ships Kent, Shropshire and in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). After the invasion of Greece by Italy in October 1940, he was transferred from the Indian Ocean to the battleship HMS Valiant in the Mediterranean Fleet.[18] Amongst other engagements, he was involved in the Battle of Crete, was mentioned in despatches for his service during the Battle of Cape Matapan where he saved his ship from a night bomber attack. He devised a plan to launch a raft with smoke floats that successfully distracted the bombers allowing the ship to slip away unnoticed.[19]

Philip was also awarded the Greek War Cross of Valour

 

 

Re Andrew

 

Remember the Falklands?

 

 

Re Harry

 

Afghanistan?

 

 

 

Not a bad quote from 71 years ago. Do you actually believe he put himself in genuine danger. So whats he been doing for 71 years then?

[Guest davelfc]

I don't like him, never have. The bastard turned his head and ignored me when I was in the RAF.

 

It was well known for some reason he hates the RAF Police, (I know it's not an exclusive club) but his hatred extends to ordering the Police on the Queen's Flight (they travel everywhere the royals fly on their helicopters and jet and you'll usually see them at the bottom of the steps as they disembark) not to wear their white hats or red and black armband or shoulder flashes.

 

It's petty, he's a twat. I was stood alone on this gate on a RAF station some years ago waiting for 'Her Liz' to arrive, it was a secret visit to the Queen's Flight and so there was just me. Orders had come down that I was not to wear any of my police identifiers and my Sgt told those who issued the orders that I wore them or we wouldn't be there at the gate.

 

So there I was, stood in my best uniform (no.1's) with white hat, red and black police armband and Liz duly arrived, she waved as I saluted but the prick with her turned and looked at an empty field.

 

They say the good die young and there goes your proof. Twat, end of.

 

You'd be surprised at the people I had to wave to on that gate, some very important and well known people. They all waved back except that petty shit.

[Paulie Dangerously]

There's 90 of his gaffs in the Mirror today. Some of them are pearlers

[Flying Pig]

The two things in this world that truly make my blood boil are The Royals and a certain f**tball team up the east lancs.

[Flying Pig]

'Hilarious' quotes from Phil the Greek.

 

To Lockerbie residents after plane bombing, 1993: “People say after a fire it’s water damage that’s the worst. We’re still drying out Windsor Castle.”

 

To Scottish driving instructor, 1995: “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?”

 

“I’d like to go to Russia very much – although the bastards murdered half my family.” 1967.

 

At a Bangladeshi youth club in 2002:“So who’s on drugs here?... HE looks as if he’s on drugs.”

 

To black politician Lord Taylor of Warwick, 1999: “And what exotic part of the world do you come from?”

 

To a British student in China, 1986: “If you stay here much longer, you’ll go home with slitty eyes.”

 

And this 'classic':

 

On smoke alarms to a woman who lost two sons in a fire, 1998: “They’re a damn nuisance - I’ve got one in my bathroom and every time I run my bath the steam sets it off.”

 

He's a sexist, racist arrogant prick who would be sacked for many of those 'jokes' in any other career but obviously he is ammune being a royal. Cunt.

[AVEEZ]

Following last nights interview with Prince Phillip, I have alot of time for him. Its all well scoffing at his military career with your 'he didnt put himself in danger bollocks', but the fact remains he did serve his country, more young men could do with follwoing his example.. He does on the whole seem like a supportive husband and father and grandad.

 

I like the royal family no matter how uncool that is these days, they do cost a fair wack to support but I'd much rather support them than the slag that lives next door to me playing her music all hours of the day night, because she can, because she wouldnt know a days fucking work if it smacked her in the face!

 

So fuck you, hes an old man that has lived his life the best way he knows; he has suported his wife through some very diffiucult times which is more than can be siad for some blokes and he deserves a little bit of respect for that alone.

 

Yeah he's said some slack ass things in his time but I think we should remember that he is from a different era, before political correctness made us all scared to open our mouths for fear of being a racist, bigot, homophobe, zelot..

 

I salute him and say happy slowing down old man, enjoy the rest of your life!

[lifetime fan]

There's 90 of his gaffs in the Mirror today. Some of them are pearlers

 

1 After being told that Madonna was singing the Die Another Day theme in 2002: “Are we going to need ear plugs?”

 

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2 To a car park attendant who didn’t recognise him in 1997, he snapped: “You bloody silly fool!”

 

3To Simon Kelner, republican editor of The Independent, at Windsor Castle reception: “What are you doing here?” “I was invited, sir.” Philip: “Well, you didn’t have to come.”

 

4To female sea cadet last year: “Do you work in a strip club?”

 

5 To expats in Abu Dhabi last year: “Are you running away from something?”

 

6 After accepting a conservation award in Thailand in 1991: “Your country is one of the most notorious centres of trading in endangered species.”

 

7 At a project to protect turtle doves in Anguilla in 1965, he said: “Cats kill far more birds than men. Why don’t you have a slogan: ‘Kill a cat and save a bird?’”

 

8 To multi-ethnic Britain’s Got Talent 2009 winners Diversity: “Are you all one family?”

 

 

Prince Philip with the Nigerian president

 

9To President of Nigeria, who was in national dress, 2003: “You look like you’re ready for bed!”

 

10 His description of Beijing, during a visit there in 1986: “Ghastly.”

 

11 At Hertfordshire University, 2003: “During the Blitz, a lot of shops had their windows blown in and put up notices saying, ‘More open than usual’. I now declare this place more open than usual.”

 

12 To deaf children by steel band, 2000: “Deaf? If you’re near there, no wonder you are deaf.”

 

13 To a tourist in Budapest in 1993: “You can’t have been here long, you haven’t got a pot belly.”

 

14To a British trekker in Papua New Guinea, 1998: “You managed not to get eaten then?”

 

15 His verdict on Stoke-on-Trent, during a visit in 1997: “Ghastly.”

 

16To Atul Patel at reception for influential Indians, 2009: “There’s a lot of your family in tonight.”

 

17Peering at a fuse box in a Scottish factory, he said: “It looks as though it was put in by an Indian.” He later backtracked: “I meant to say cowboys.”

 

18To Lockerbie residents after plane bombing, 1993: “People say after a fire it’s water damage that’s the worst. We’re still drying out Windsor Castle.”

 

19 In Canada in 1976: “We don’t come here for our health.”

 

20“I never see any home cooking – all I get is fancy stuff.” 1987

 

21On the Duke of York’s house, 1986: “It looks like a tart’s bedroom.”

 

22 Using Hitler’s title to address German chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1997, he called him: “Reichskanzler.”

 

23“We go into the red next year... I shall have to give up polo.” 1969.

 

24 At party in 2004: “Bugger the table plan, give me my dinner!”

 

25To a woman solicitor, 1987: “I thought it was against the law for a woman to solicit.”

 

26To a civil servant, 1970: “You’re just a silly little Whitehall twit: you don’t trust me and I don’t trust you.”

 

27 On the 1981 recession: “A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone’s working too much. Now everybody’s got more leisure time they’re complaining they’re unemployed. People don’t seem to make up their minds what they want.”

 

28 On the new £18million British Embassy in Berlin in 2000: “It’s a vast waste of space.”

 

29After Dunblane massacre, 1996: “If a cricketer suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, are you going to ban cricket bats?”

 

30 To the Aircraft Research Association in 2002: “If you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort – provided you don’t travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly.”

 

31 On stress counselling for servicemen in 1995: “We didn’t have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun. You just got on with it!”

 

32On Tom Jones, 1969: “It’s difficult to see how it’s possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.”

 

33 To the Scottish WI in 1961: “British women can’t cook.”

 

34 To then Paraguay dictator General Stroessner: “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”

 

35 To Cayman Islanders: “Aren’t most of you descended from pirates?”

 

 

Prince Philip has a laugh

 

36 To Scottish driving instructor, 1995: “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?”

 

37 At a WF meeting in 1986: “If it has four legs and it’s not a chair, if it’s got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane and if it swims and it’s not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.”

 

38“You ARE a woman, aren’t you?” Kenya, 1984.

 

39A VIP at a local airport asked HRH: “What was your flight, like, Your Royal Highness? Philip: “Have you ever flown in a plane?” VIP: “Oh yes, sir, many times.” “Well,” said Philip, “it was just like that.”

 

40On Ethiopian art, 1965: “It looks like the kind of thing my daughter would bring back from school art lessons.”

 

41 To a fashion writer in 1993: “You’re not wearing mink knickers,are you?”

 

42 To Susan Edwards and her guide dog in 2002: “They have eating dogs for the anorexic now.”

 

43 When offered wine in Rome in 2000, he snapped: “I don’t care what kind it is, just get me a beer!”

 

44“I’d like to go to Russia very much – although the bastards murdered half my family.” 1967.

 

45 At City Hall in 2002: “If we could just stop the tourism, we could stop the congestion.”

 

46 On seeing a piezo-meter water gauge in Australia: “A pissometer?”

 

47“You have mosquitoes. I have the Press.” To matron of Caribbean hospital, 1966.

 

48 At a Bangladeshi youth club in 2002:“So who’s on drugs here?... HE looks as if he’s on drugs.”

 

49 To achildren’s band in Australia in 2002: “You were playing your instruments? Or do you have tape recorders under your seats?”

 

50At Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme, 2006. “Young people are the same as they always were. Just as ignorant.”

 

51 On how difficult it is in Britain to get rich: “What about Tom Jones? He’s made a million and he’s a bloody awful singer.”

 

52 To Elton John on his gold Aston Martin in 2001: “Oh, it’s you that owns that ghastly car, is it?”

 

53At an engineering school closed so he could officially open it, 2005: “It doesn’t look like much work goes on at this university.”

 

 

Duke of Edinburgh watches a culture show at Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park

 

54To Aboriginal leader William Brin, Queensland, 2002: “Do you still throw spears at each filmother?”

 

55 At a Scottish fish farm: “Oh! You’re the people ruining the rivers.”

 

56 After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, smoked salmon, kedgeree, croissants and pain au chocolat – from Gallic chef Regis Crépy, 2002: “The French don’t know how to cook breakfast.”

 

57To schoolboy who invited the Queen to Romford, Essex, 2003: “Ah, you’re the one who wrote the letter. So you can write then?”

 

58To black politician Lord Taylor of Warwick, 1999: “And what exotic part of the world do you come from?”

 

59To parents at a previously struggling Sheffield school, 2003: “Were you here in the bad old days? ... That’s why you can’t read and write then!”

 

60 To Andrew Adams, 13, in 1998: “You could do with losing a little bit of weight.”

 

61“Where’s the Southern Comfort?” When presented with a hamper of goods by US ambassador, 1999.

 

62To editor of downmarket tabloid: “Where are you from?” “The S*n, sir.” Philip: “Oh, no . . . one can’t tell from the outside.”

 

63 Turning down food, 2000: “No, I’d probably end up spitting it out over everybody.”

 

64 Asking Cate Blanchett to fix his DVD player because she worked “in the film industry”, 2008: “There’s a cord sticking out of the back. Might you tell me where it goes?”

 

 

Prince Philip at a film premiere

 

65“People think there’s a rigid class system here, but dukes have even been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.” 2000.

 

66 After hearing President Obama had had breakfast with leaders of the UK, China and Russia, 2010: “Can you tell the difference between them?”

 

67 On students from Brunei, 1998: “I don’t know how they’re going to integrate in places like Glasgow and Sheffield.”

 

68On Princess Anne, 1970: “If it doesn’t fart or eat hay, she isn’t interested.”

 

69To wheelchair-bound nursing-home resident, 2002: “Do people trip over you?”

 

70Discussing tartan with then-Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie last year: “That’s a nice tie... Do you have any knickers in that material?”

 

71 To a group of industrialists in 1961: “I’ve never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing.”

 

72 On a crocodile he shot in Gambia in 1957: “It’s not a very big one, but at least it’s dead and it took an awful lot of killing!”

 

73 On being made Chancellor of Edinburgh University in 1953: “Only a Scotsman can really survive a Scottish education.”

 

74“I must be the only person in Britain glad to see the back of that plane.” He hated the noise Concorde made flying over Buckingham Palace, 2002

 

75To a fashion designer, 2009: “Well, you didn’t design your beard too well, did you?”

 

76 To the General Dental Council in 1960: “Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I’ve practised for many years.”

 

77 On stroking a koala in 1992: “Oh no, I might catch some ghastly disease.”

 

78 On marriage in 1997: “You can take it from me the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance.”

 

79To schoolchildren in blood-red uniforms, 1998: “It makes you all look like Dracula’s daughters!”

 

80“I don’t think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing.” 1988.

 

81 To female Labour MPs in 2000: “So this is feminist corner then.”

 

82 On Nottingham Forest trophies in 1999: “I suppose I’d get in trouble if I were to melt them down.”

 

83“It’s my custom to say something flattering to begin with so I shall be excused if I put my foot in it later on.” 1956.

 

84 To a penniless student in 1998: “Why don’t you go and live in a hostel to save cash?”

 

85On robots colliding, Science Museum, 2000: “They’re not mating are they?”

 

86 While stuck in a Heriot Watt University lift in 1958: “This could only happen in a technical college.”

 

87To newsreader Michael Buerk, when told he knew about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Awards, 2004: “That’s more than you know about anything else then.”

 

88To a British student in China, 1986: “If you stay here much longer, you’ll go home with slitty eyes.”

 

89 To journalist Caroline Wyatt, who asked if the Queen was enjoying a Paris trip, 2006: “Damn fool question!”

 

90On smoke alarms to a woman who lost two sons in a fire, 1998: “They’re a damn nuisance - I’ve got one in my bathroom and every time I run my bath the steam sets it off.”

 

Prince Philip quotes: Relive 90 classic gaffes to mark his 90th birthday - mirror.co.uk

 

Whilst some are very funny he's still a cunt. As are all royals.

[Strontium]

Some of those are amazing. The guy is a comedy genius.

[Flying Pig]

Following last nights interview with Prince Phillip, I have alot of time for him. Its all well scoffing at his military career with your 'he didnt put himself in danger bollocks', but the fact remains he did serve his country, more young men could do with follwoing his example.. He does on the whole seem like a supportive husband and father and grandad.

 

I like the royal family no matter how uncool that is these days, they do cost a fair wack to support but I'd much rather support them than the slag that lives next door to me playing her music all hours of the day night, because she can, because she wouldnt know a days fucking work if it smacked her in the face!

 

So fuck you, hes an old man that has lived his life the best way he knows; he has suported his wife through some very diffiucult times which is more than can be siad for some blokes and he deserves a little bit of respect for that alone.

 

Yeah he's said some slack ass things in his time but I think we should remember that he is from a different era, before political correctness made us all scared to open our mouths for fear of being a racist, bigot, homophobe, zelot..

 

I salute him and say happy slowing down old man, enjoy the rest of your life!

 

 

Did he bollocks 'serve' his country. He was greek royalty and he would not have even had to iron his own shirts never mind do anything dangerous.

[Flying Pig]

Aveez, are you confusing Prince Philip with Clive Dunn?

[AVEEZ]

Did he bollocks 'serve' his country. He was greek royalty and he would not have even had to iron his own shirts never mind do anything dangerous.

 

There are lots of people within the armed services that never do anything dangerous FP, that doesnt detract from the fact that they are serving none the less....Oh god he didnt iron his own shirts what a Bastard.. do behave. How many high ranking offices, be they royal or not, do you think iron their own gear??? Thats a very naive perspective you have!!

 

 

Aveez, are you confusing Prince Philip with Clive Dunn?

 

Lol whose that walking down the street, baggy trousers aint that sweet, its Graaaaaaandad!!! Brill show that.. but no I'm not confusing them.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Andrew flew helicopters during the Falkans, harry was on patrol with other soldiers in Afghanistan and only withdrew when it became common knowledge. Why would Philip's service have been any less tangible?

 

I hate all this "screw the royals" nonsense its Fucking boring

[Flying Pig]

Andrew flew helicopters during the Falkans, harry was on patrol with other soldiers in Afghanistan and only withdrew when it became common knowledge. Why would Philip's service have been any less tangible?

 

I hate all this "screw the royals" nonsense its Fucking boring

 

I have betted anyone a tenner to find me a picture of Andrew 'in battle' in The Falklands with no winners. He was in a helicopter moving supplies well away for the danger zones.

 

I have seen video of Harry in 'Afghanistan' firing a gun from a building of sandbags. Incredibly the cameraman never panned out to prove where he was. To me no proof has been given that they have been in action ANYWHERE in the world.

 

We are supposed to grovel over these 'heroes' whilst the real heroes are having bits blown of and surviving on pitiful pensions.

 

Anyone who believes the get their hands dirty are naive. Fuck them

[AnnaJu14]

So what has the racist, greek bastard

[Paulie Dangerously]

So it's a conspiracy? Well you won me over by putting quotes round Afghanistan. BORING

 

What do you want to see? Prince Andrews thumb on the red button of a helicopters controlstick as a rocket careers towards a ship?

 

A bullet carved with "to taliban love harry" surgically removed from the sinus of a dead afghani soldier?

[Flying Pig]

So it's a conspiracy? Well you won me over by putting quotes round Afghanistan. BORING

 

What do you want to see? Prince Andrews thumb on the red button of a helicopters controlstick as a rocket careers towards a ship?

 

A bullet carved with "to taliban love harry" surgically removed from the sinus of a dead afghani soldier?

 

 

No, just people stop kissing the arses of these freeloaders who earn millions a year for doing almost nothing and have a PR team selling the story of their bravery. I honestly can't believe any intelligent person falls for this crap.

[AVEEZ]

I have betted anyone a tenner to find me a picture of Andrew 'in battle' in The Falklands with no winners. He was in a helicopter moving supplies well away for the danger zones.

 

I have seen video of Harry in 'Afghanistan' firing a gun from a building of sandbags. Incredibly the cameraman never panned out to prove where he was. To me no proof has been given that they have been in action ANYWHERE in the world.

 

We are supposed to grovel over these 'heroes' whilst the real heroes are having bits blown of and surviving on pitiful pensions.

 

Anyone who believes the get their hands dirty are naive. Fuck them

 

Piggy my love, you have ignored my previous comment that not all armed service people get their hands dirty - do you really believe that unless you are under fire 24 7, getting blown up, that you are a worthless addition to the forces?

 

There is no evidence to suggest that Prince Harry was not indeed in Afgan as reported, would you pour this kind of scorn on a soldier blown up unless you actually saw it? No you wouldnt, so why do it to him.. because he comes from a privilaged background? Shame on you.

 

I dont disagree however, that the pensions of our injured heros needs reveiwing and that it shames us that many of these kids return to their families, after putting their lives on the line, with little more than thanks and on yer bike. But this is not down to the serving members of the royal family, this is a politcal issue which needs addressing!

[melons]

7 At a project to protect turtle doves in Anguilla in 1965, he said: “Cats kill far more birds than men. Why don’t you have a slogan: ‘Kill a cat and save a bird?’”

 

I'm crying with laughter, that is suberb.

[AVEEZ]

I have betted anyone a tenner to find me a picture of Andrew 'in battle' in The Falklands with no winners. He was in a helicopter moving supplies well away for the danger zones.

 

I have seen video of Harry in 'Afghanistan' firing a gun from a building of sandbags. Incredibly the cameraman never panned out to prove where he was. To me no proof has been given that they have been in action ANYWHERE in the world.

 

We are supposed to grovel over these 'heroes' whilst the real heroes are having bits blown of and surviving on pitiful pensions.

 

Anyone who believes the get their hands dirty are naive. Fuck them

 

No, just people stop kissing the arses of these freeloaders who earn millions a year for doing almost nothing and have a PR team selling the story of their bravery. I honestly can't believe any intelligent person falls for this crap.

 

You say they do almost nothing but many of the royals do a great deal by supporting charties and representing the UK abroad. I would much rather Prince Phillip visit these countries even with the Foot in the Mouth disease he seems to have, than our current USA Arse licking priminister!

 

You have no idea, how much joy a visit from someone like Princess Catherine will bring to a 10 year old girl, lying in a hospital bed suffering from some terrible illness or other. Such a visit might not raise your spirits in such a situation but put yourself in a little girls shoes who actually gets to see a real life Princess.. you cant can you and thats a shame.

[MOGLET]

I have betted anyone a tenner to find me a picture of Andrew 'in battle' in The Falklands with no winners. He was in a helicopter moving supplies well away for the danger zones.

 

I have seen video of Harry in 'Afghanistan' firing a gun from a building of sandbags. Incredibly the cameraman never panned out to prove where he was. To me no proof has been given that they have been in action ANYWHERE in the world.

 

We are supposed to grovel over these 'heroes' whilst the real heroes are having bits blown of and surviving on pitiful pensions.

 

Anyone who believes the get their hands dirty are naive. Fuck them

 

 

Now you are talking bollocks, Andrews was one of the first Helicopters to the Gallahad when it got hit, and I challenge you to find me an area during the Falklands war that was "safe", even ships outside the exclusion zone took hits.

 

Also, you dont get mentioned in despatches if you are in a safe area.

 

I assume you know what that term means? "Mentioned in despatches" i'll give you a clue, its something that happens in areas of conflict.

 

Sorry mate, you can hate him for being whatever, but that side of your argument is bollocks.

[Paulie Dangerously]

No, just people stop kissing the arses of these freeloaders who earn millions a year for doing almost nothing and have a PR team selling the story of their bravery. I honestly can't believe any intelligent person falls for this crap.

 

I don't see them getting any more praise then any other squaddie who has a specific act of heroism brought to light. You hate them? Bully for you. It doesnt change the fact (yes I'm.using that word as to suggest its all a media/royal conspiracy is just dellusional) that the three mentioned were all part of the military service during operations. To downplay their role for an anti royal agenda is disrespectful to every other man and woman doing the same or equivalent role.

 

Your hatred of the royals has clouded your judgement any other issue that relates to them

[Elmyn Noos]

What's all this serving your country bollocks? Anyone who joins the armed forces is serving themselves, not their country. The armed forces are the professional militia of the goverment of the day. The do not serve queen nor country - they are paid to go and kill whoever the politicians want killing.

 

Phillip is a doddering old racist, embittered because he poked the queen and as a result has had to devote his life exchanging banalities with sycophants and boring anodyne twats like Fiona Bruce and Jenny Bond.

 

He's pointless. Always has been. Even in death the focus will be on how it affects the queen. He knows it. I wouldn't blame him if he stood up mid interview, got out his cock, and pissed in Fiona Bruce's face, whilst she said thank-you your highness.