Prince Phillip

MerylStreep they don't show up in Chrome, and that wasn't what I meant by quoting.

When my now 89 year old father was a Royal Marine one of his jobs was to drive Phil the Greeks motor launch, to take him to and from whatever ship/ yacht he was staying on at the time, usually I was told, " to meet ladies for overnight encounters " one particular journey he ended up grounding the Launch plus D of E, He was pulled over the coals for that one !

Equality for all doesn’t exist in one country in this world

Phil the Greek ? 2019 and still acceptable?

No it doesn’t - but some countries do equality better than others.

I assume it is acceptable to call the duchess of Sussex

Meg the Yank ?

I'd be careful making such comments on a public Forum- blimey. If it hit the Daily Mail - you will have some answering to do justrolljanet - or are you trolling?

I think there's a huge difference between funding our monarchy and a republic.
But I see no point in discussing it further, it's been done before so many times.

For me it’s the monarchy with its faults than election after election for a president,

Lizzie the German perhaps?

I think my post was really just meant to illustrate the RF have access to tip top care, by a professor and his team, screening, scans etc. A paediatrician on call for the royal little ones, an ENT surgeon if they have tonsillitis or croup.

Yes, genetics and lifestyle choices (too much alcohol, smoking eating etc) make a big difference - but my point was they don’t have to worry. Every time they don’t feel well - voila! - a super qualified medic turns up to reassure and soothe them. Priceless in my opinion.

Katherine Kent lost a baby and suffered a nervous breakdown,
Zara Phillips had a miscarriage , the best medical care one can buy doesn’t prevent worry and loss.

No Anniebach it doesn't guarantee you won't have ill health and loss. Happy now? !

They don't have to worry
That's what I meant when I said no stress. When they're ill, immediate attention is guaranteed.

Agreed Anniebach

Every time they don’t feel well - voila! - a super qualified medic turns up to reassure and soothe them. Priceless in my opinion.

Priceless indeed.

Thank you sodapop I just don’t understand why it is assumed because the Windsors are wealthy they don’t know,
stress, worry, hurt, grief, betrayal, physical and emotional pain.

Many of us have known some or all the above, if the queen posted here and said she or a family member was struggling with any
of the above she would receive kindness, reassurance, advice,
but she is wealthy so couldn’t experience these emotions.

Of course it’s priceless - as it will be for the president his/her family if we decide to get rid of the royal family. You’ll still be paying and feeling hard done by!

Or we could simply scale the current one right back? There’s a vast middle ground between what we have now and a republic. It won’t remove the wealth entirely of course, but it would reduce the extreme wealth and everything that comes with it that the RF enjoy (with the taxpayer contributing to a significant extent).

but she is wealthy so couldn’t experience these emotions
And who said this?

Oh I give up. You've more patience than I Sirchenjin

If any of the royals are taken ill at Balmoral they’d see the same super qualified medic as anyone else in this part of the world would.

I can’t help comparing his treatment to other old people’s. Helicoptered off to hospital, no waiting hours for an ambulance or lying on a trolley in a corridor for hours. I wish him well as I would anyone, but hate the difference.

I doubt if anyone at Balmoral would be hanging about for ages waiting for a callback from NHS24 or sitting for hours in ARI A&E dept.

I'm not a royalist but even if I were I wouldn't have a shred of respect for Prince Philip, or indeed this particular royal family since the role models it has been sending us for years and years are quite despicable, yet people continue to worship the royals as though it were a group of demi-gods. Principle Philip has had a mistress for decades - it's a matter of public record and nobody bats an eyelid, Prince Charles had a mistress at the time he was getting married to Diana, and Prince Andrew has disgraced his wife and daughters, and the wider family. Quite frankly, the idea that we should be wasting our sentiments and money on this family when we have so many people living out of food banks these days is preposterous. I won't be popular but I will say for heaven's sake, those of you who are worried about an old cheat going into hospital place your energy where it can do some good, volunteer to go and feed the homeless or do a shift as a carer in a local home.

Some are capable of being concerned for all .

Other marriages don’t have the access to private hospital care complete with funkiest available for your every whim , the ability to travel from wherever at a moments notice and to choose where they are seen medically . Consider the people of a similar age who are alone and confused in hospitals around the country because their families can’t afford to be with them