What did Prince Phillip mean to you?

suziewoozie
Yes! He was a war hero who was mentioned in dispatches during the battle of Capa Matapan and was awarded the Greek War Cross.

I can’t get over the fact that Johnson, in Parliament today, said that Prince Phillip described the Russians as bastards. I don’t think it’s a word I’ve ever heard used in parliament before and didn’t look good for the Duke, Johnson or our relationship with Russia. Methinks it’s a combination of two people one deceased and one not that didn’t/don’t understand tact and diplomacy. Having said that I found it insulting to the late Duke that it was brought up on the world stage.

A man who exemplified duty and loyalty; a reformer, an innovator and so blessedly politically incorrect.

What did Prince Philip mean to me? not a lot really.

Buffybee

I admired him!
He was a war hero, who excelled in practically everything he touched and supported the Queen for over 70 years.
The outpouring of grief and tributes from around World are a testament to that.

A war hero or someone who fought in the war ? There is a difference.

Embarrassing (often racist) gaffes which didn't reflect well on this country, chancer who made good, rich privileged person, prob not faithful husband, established Award Scheme. Sorry for Queen's loss.

I admired him!
He was a war hero, who excelled in practically everything he touched and supported the Queen for over 70 years.
The outpouring of grief and tributes from around World are a testament to that.

Nothing

Nothing.

I thought he carried out his role in life, the Queens consort, exceptionally well. He instituted the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. He didn’t suffer fools gladly though he erred towards abrasiveness on occasion.
Bad points—he didn’t seem to have been the best of fathers to a youthful Prince Charles but that seems to have been more down to having opposed personalities. And I haven’t forgiven him for shooting tigers.
On the whole, he was a good citizen and an asset to the country. I have no strong feelings towards him either way though. I’m not a RF fan, I am another republican though I would prefer certain members of the RF as head of state rather than certain ex prime ministers, say.
A pity he didn’t make his 100th.

Sad for the family as I would be for any other family.
I didn’t know him personally so he didn’t really have any effect on my life then or in his passing.

I really liked him.

Another republican here. He along with his family represent an arcane institution, and as Whitewave noted he exhibited a sense of entitlement by his attitude and reported comments. However he also represented a sense of continuity in the country because he and the queen have been around in the background of our lives for ever, for most of us.

Nothing. He was a nasty, racist piece of work. The Queen has my sympathy, as would anyone who has recently been bereaved.

Well said AcornFairy whilst views of what Prince Phillip meant to us may vary, He was also a Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather and his family are mourning him in the same way that any other family would do. RIP Prince Phillip.

No feelings personally, sad for the family as in any bereavement, fed up with the coverage and the fawning obsequious fuss, forelock tugging that just by being in a certain family makes you marvellous, wonderful, to be revered, worthy of endless media coverage etc. Bogging on about his life makes me less admiring of the family rather than more due to its sheer repetition.

He was an inspiring example of duty and loyalty. When he chose to spend his life with the woman he loved he played his cards humbly, but with remarkable strength.

A racist old man.

When King George VI died, everything was shut down, even Parliament.

Another republican here. Doesn't mean I don't have sympathy for any family coping with a death, but it means nothing.
However, I'm a very British sort of republican, so happy to make space for those who want to mourn.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
The Prince Philip cup.
Outward Bound courses.
Caring for the environment.
‘Give tv interviews by all means, but don’t talk about yourself’
‘People have got to live their lives as they think best’
Humour.
Duty.
As you can tell, I quite liked him. He looked outward at the world and not inwards at himself, unlike many these days.

Nothing much to me personally but I have seen the pictures these last few days of the Queen and him together, and you can see just how much she adored him. That's enough for me.

A good man who’s legacy will continue to help thousands of young people.

Lord forbid the Queen dies and disrupts “Strictly”

I thought he lived a privileged lifestyle, but was a strong devoted man, who was the backbone of the royal family, I will miss his presence.

And to think that three weeks ago I had my perfectly acceptable posts about the DoE deleted, with GNHQ struggling to provide any justification.