Prince Philip dies at age 99

[Levroux]

Hate monarchs and their ilk, simple as

To such extent you think a British Donald Trump is an "improvement" over status quo.

Very mild improvement, his grave will be a public restroom the same as thatcher's

[Jarvikan]

To such extent you think a British Donald Trump is an "improvement" over status quo.

Very mild improvement, his grave will be a public restroom the same as thatcher's

The leftist thread is in a different area,maybe you meant to go there

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

To such extent you think a British Donald Trump is an "improvement" over status quo.

Very mild improvement, his grave will be a public restroom the same as thatcher's

Um, what.

Why defile graves?

[Old Tyrannia]

Hang on, Papua New Guinea?

Yep. Elizabeth II is the Queen of Papua New Guinea. Fun facts: they're unusual amongst the commonwealth realms in that the governor-general is elected by their parliament rather than appointed on the advice of the country's prime minister as in the other realms. When Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 1975, it was generally expected that they would become a republic; instead, the drafters of its constitution decided that they wished to retain the monarchy, principally because they wished to retain the existing imperial honours system rather than replace it with a newly created system that would confer less prestige.

[The New California Republic]

Very mild improvement, his grave will be a public restroom the same as thatcher's

The leftist thread is in a different area,maybe you meant to go there

No such thing as LWDT any more, it's been indefinitely shuttered.

[Vassenor]

In October 1937, the Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at his Berghof retreat in Bavaria. The visit was much publicised by the German media. During the visit the Duke gave full Nazi salutes. In Germany, "they were treated like royalty ... members of the aristocracy would bow and curtsy towards her, and she was treated with all the dignity and status that the duke always wanted", according to royal biographer Andrew Morton in a 2016 BBC interview.

The former Austrian ambassador, Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, who was also a second cousin once removed and friend of George V, believed that Edward favoured German fascism as a bulwark against communism, and even that he initially favoured an alliance with Germany. According to the Duke of Windsor, the experience of "the unending scenes of horror" during the First World War led him to support appeasement. Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Germany and thought that Anglo-German relations could have been improved through Edward if it were not for the abdication. Albert Speer quoted Hitler directly: "I am certain through him permanent friendly relations could have been achieved. If he had stayed, everything would have been different. His abdication was a severe loss for us."

[...]

In February 1940, the German ambassador in The Hague, Count Julius von Zech-Burkersroda, claimed that the Duke had leaked the Allied war plans for the defence of Belgium, which the Duke later denied.

[Salus Maior]

Well, that doesn’t mean he’s a Nazi. It’s not as if he were a member of the party.

Sympathetic? Definitely. He would have been a disaster for the monarchy if he were in charge during WWII

Also no proof of that

State secrets were leaked to Germany through him. Well, technically his mistress.

[The Dodo Republic]

oh shit. OH FUCK ITS BACK UP

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Hang on, Papua New Guinea?

Yep. Elizabeth II is the Queen of Papua New Guinea. Fun facts: they're unusual amongst the commonwealth realms in that the governor-general is elected by their parliament rather than appointed on the advice of the country's prime minister as in the other realms. When Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 1975, it was generally expected that they would become a republic; instead, the drafters of its constitution decided that they wished to retain the monarchy, principally because they wished to retain the existing imperial honours system rather than replace it with a newly created system that would confer less prestige.

Wait, it was part of Australia beforehand?

Learn something new every day!

[The Black Forrest]

To such extent you think a British Donald Trump is an "improvement" over status quo.

Very mild improvement, his grave will be a public restroom the same as thatcher's

So edgy I cut myself.

You want to complain about monarchs; start a thread.

[Cokoland]

You know I'm starting to see a pattern when it comes to these memories threads.... There are posters who are paying respect to the dead person and other posters coming into the thread saying "lol don't care."

And then there are people that start scandal over nothing.

[Forsher]

This...includes more islands than I expected.

The key word in maritime colonial empire is maritime. Well, in this case it's more maritime colonial, but you get the point.

Likewise, I direct you attention to the phrase "Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves".

Big islands, cold islands, wet islands*, warm islands, mountainous islands, etc. etc.

*I'm not actually referring to Britain here. The English rain certainly just seems to be grass is always greener thinking... Wales and Scotland do seem rather wet, though.

[Xmara]

RIP

He lived a very long life

[Apostate]

RIP, he did not look well at all for a couple years now, so it is good his physical suffering is at an end.

[Forsher]

Yep. Elizabeth II is the Queen of Papua New Guinea. Fun facts: they're unusual amongst the commonwealth realms in that the governor-general is elected by their parliament rather than appointed on the advice of the country's prime minister as in the other realms. When Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 1975, it was generally expected that they would become a republic; instead, the drafters of its constitution decided that they wished to retain the monarchy, principally because they wished to retain the existing imperial honours system rather than replace it with a newly created system that would confer less prestige.

Wait, it was part of Australia beforehand?

Learn something new every day!

Due to Germany's defeat in WWI, both Australia and New Zealand had little empires from WWI to the 1970s in the Pacific. Samoa, for example, gained its independence from NZ.

Also, Bangladesh used to be part of Pakistan.

[The Archregimancy]

January 1788.

Though if we're being pedantic it was the Kingdom of Great Britain rather than the United Kingdom.

I mean technically if we are splitting hairs we could say that the nation of Australia only existed from 1901 onwards when the constitution came into force.

Granted, but I don't think that this was the point being made; I think the point being made was that we invaded the territory of the relevant nations, even if the nations themselves only came into existence in their modern form somewhat later. And many Aboriginal Australians - and some Australians who feel sympathetic to the country's indigenous population - explicitly refer to 26 January as 'Invasion Day' rather than 'Australia Day'.

[Thermodolia]

Ah yes, Prince Charles... the 'Red Prince' whose revolutionary march down Whitehall to set up the barricades to initiate the London Commune has been an inspiration to all Marxist-Leninists seeking to overthrow capitalism in the name of the urban proletariat. None of us can forget those amazing days.


What are you smoking?

The Communist Prince, Prince of Marx, A People's King.
All good titles for my new film about the revolutionary communist prince of the UK.

I’d watch it

[Heloin]

I mean technically if we are splitting hairs we could say that the nation of Australia only existed from 1901 onwards when the constitution came into force.

Granted, but I don't think that this was the point being made; I think the point being made was that we invaded the territory of the relevant nations, even if the nations themselves only came into existence in their modern form somewhat later. And many Aboriginal Australians - and some Australians who feel sympathetic to the country's indigenous population - explicitly refer to 26 January as 'Invasion Day' rather than 'Australia Day'.

No flag no country.

[The Archregimancy]

In October 1937, the Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at his Berghof retreat in Bavaria. The visit was much publicised by the German media. During the visit the Duke gave full Nazi salutes. In Germany, "they were treated like royalty ... members of the aristocracy would bow and curtsy towards her, and she was treated with all the dignity and status that the duke always wanted", according to royal biographer Andrew Morton in a 2016 BBC interview.

The former Austrian ambassador, Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, who was also a second cousin once removed and friend of George V, believed that Edward favoured German fascism as a bulwark against communism, and even that he initially favoured an alliance with Germany. According to the Duke of Windsor, the experience of "the unending scenes of horror" during the First World War led him to support appeasement. Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Germany and thought that Anglo-German relations could have been improved through Edward if it were not for the abdication. Albert Speer quoted Hitler directly: "I am certain through him permanent friendly relations could have been achieved. If he had stayed, everything would have been different. His abdication was a severe loss for us."

[...]

In February 1940, the German ambassador in The Hague, Count Julius von Zech-Burkersroda, claimed that the Duke had leaked the Allied war plans for the defence of Belgium, which the Duke later denied.

Why on earth are you posting something that's common knowledge about Edward VIII / the Duke of Windsor in a thread about the death of the Duke of Edinburgh?

[Thermodolia]

Just waiting for her now...

It is a legitimate fear. How long can her majesty hang on without Prince Philip

[Thermodolia]

He wasn't just a man. He was a living legend and institution who made the world a better place.

How so?

He gave us endless meme material

[Alcala-Cordel]

he was like really racist

99 year old man holds un-politically correct beliefs. News at 11.

Like I said a while ago. I hope there's a day when things have progressed to the point that my views are considered reactionary as well.

With that being said, being 99 still doesn't excuse it and he was still part of the monarchy.

[Vassenor]

Why on earth are you posting something that's common knowledge about Edward VIII / the Duke of Windsor in a thread about the death of the Duke of Edinburgh?

Well, that doesn’t mean he’s a Nazi. It’s not as if he were a member of the party.

Sympathetic? Definitely. He would have been a disaster for the monarchy if he were in charge during WWII

Also no proof of that

[Alcala-Cordel]

Prince William is a leftist?

This will come as a surprise to those of us who actually live in the United Kingdom.

ok Perhaps not Prince William, but Prince Charles is a Leftist.

...
what
just what

[Immoren]

How so?

He gave us endless meme material

Best way to learn about anything is when people meme about it to hell and back obviously.