Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

[RichC]

Wasn't Prince Philip portrayed as somewhat of a fool in the film The Queen?  What do people think about the accuracy of that portrayal?  I was mildly surprised when I read that Helen Mirren was invited to meet the Queen after the film was released and Mirren won the oscar.  It seems to me that the Queen must have liked the film if she bothered to extend an invitation to Mirren.

[Eddie_uk]

Wasn't there a rumour going around that the Queen had not seen the film??

[joan_d]

I am not so sure that relying on the "tourist $" is such a good thing for an economy anyway.   I was in London for the day last week and was appalled and saddenedat the state of Oxford Street, Regent Street and other areas of the West End.   Sadly, I remember the West End before we relied on the "tourist $" and when there were "real" shops in Oxford Street instead of the tourist tat that is there now.   

That lovely department store "Swan and Edgar" is now a Virgin Megastore - signs of the times and I don't like them.

Eddie - don't even get me going about NuLabour - but at least we can get rid of them come the next election.   

[grandduchessella]

There is a similar argument going on in portions of the US. Store chains such as Borders, etc...are very good in their way and I shop in them myself because they carry such a large variety of books but they often push the charming local bookstores out of business. Some areas in New England have refused Wal-Mart chains because they don't want their natural environment corrupted despite the business it might bring in. They don't want the strip mall environment and the Mom & Pop stores pushed out despite what boost it may bring the local economy. This battle has been ranged for over a decade now.

[Eddie_uk]

Eddie - don't even get me going about NuLabour - but at least we can get rid of them come the next election.   

Ha! Good point!!

[joan_d]

Sadly, we are having the same problems here, GD.    However, there is a chink of light (championed by the Prince of Wales) for retaining small, local producers so we can still buy "real" food in the UK.  There are a growing number of farmers' markets, organic producers, etc so we can still buy from small shops but these are small in number when compared to TESCO, ASDA (the parent company is WAL-MART) and other large supermarkets.

Why we can't emulate mainland Europe rather than the USA when it comes to food marketing I do not know.  But well done PofW for trying to champion our farmers.

[Lucien]

The Duke and remote controle.Priceless!

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2009/10/how-philip-gets-intimate-with-tv-remote.html

courtesy hja

[Eric_Lowe]

Very human & real !

[Lucien]

HRH visited a navy base last week and one heard him questioning a lad;"Where else do you work?".Nightclub?Ah,so you must be the stripper then."
Oh well,at 88.....

courtesy hja

[RoyalWatcher]

I mean really. How demeaning and completely disrespectful. Doesn’t he still hold military ranks in the British armed forces? If he does, someone in a very high position should issue a formal censure to this man. His gaffs are legendary, I know. But, enough is enough.

[Lucien]

I mean really. How demeaning and completely disrespectful. Doesn’t he still hold military ranks in the British armed forces? If he does, someone in a very high position should issue a formal censure to this man. His gaffs are legendary, I know. But, enough is enough.

Calm down.No,I can't get enough of this legendary walking talking gaff.The man is a gem,truly he is!!
Disrespectfull?British are disrespectfull in their craving for rags and the  junk they dare to print.But not Phiilip.

[Kalafrana]

 

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'I mean really. How demeaning and completely disrespectful. Doesn’t he still hold military ranks in the British armed forces? If he does, someone in a very high position should issue a formal censure to this man.'

Actually, the British military sense of humour is very similar to the Duke's!

Ann

[Eric_Lowe]

Just don't take it too seriously, it was meant to be a joke not a vicious jab. The Duke likes to poke at the traditional stiff upper lip because he was always an "outsider".

[Lucien]

HRH has suffered an ankle injury.

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/04/prince-philip-suffers-ankle-injury.html

courtesy hja

[Eric_Lowe]

Sorry to hear that. I would pray for his recovery. He is really an elderly gentleman and should slow down...