Prince Philip dies at age 99

[Islamic Holy Sites]

Then I suppose we must commemorate this person: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Hossein_Fahmideh

Good for him, but why should the British care about an Iran-Iraq war hero? There’s no connection there.

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

[San Lumen]

Good for him, but why should the British care about an Iran-Iraq war hero? There’s no connection there.

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

Because his wife is their monarch as well.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

I'm just saying, there are many people who do things like that (and are known to the public) but aren't mourned by too many people. They make a big slab and write names on it and it's ok. But when he dies he gets mourned around the globe?

he was the husband of the monarch and made the world better. Why shouldn't he mourned around the world? Why are you being so disrespectful?

What does that matter?

[The New California Republic]

Good for him, but why should the British care about an Iran-Iraq war hero? There’s no connection there.

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

[Islamic Holy Sites]

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

Because his wife is their monarch as well.

What exactly does she do for them?

[Salus Maior]

What does that have to do with this? Can you stop your whataboutism and focus on the actual person this thread was made for?

I'm just saying, there are many people who do things like that (and are known to the public) but aren't mourned by too many people. They make a big slab and write names on it and it's ok. But when he dies he gets mourned around the globe?

That just means that, for some reason or another, people around the globe care. Probably because of the Commonwealth.

But that’s just how life is. Some people are more celebrated than others even if they are similar.

[Whitemore]

Good for him, but why should the British care about an Iran-Iraq war hero? There’s no connection there.

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

"He spent four months on the battleship HMS Ramillies, protecting convoys of the Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean, followed by shorter postings on HMS Kent, on HMS Shropshire, and in Ceylon"

Here's a reason.

[San Lumen]

he was the husband of the monarch and made the world better. Why shouldn't he mourned around the world? Why are you being so disrespectful?

What does that matter?

The answer should be obvious.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

They're not fully independent, MUAHAHAHA...
*Insert American cackling here*

[Islamic Holy Sites]

Why should Australians, Canadians, etc. (no offense to any Canadians, Australians etc. btw) care about Philip?

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

[Heloin]

Because his wife is their monarch as well.

What exactly does she do for them?

Exist on their moneys.

[SD_Film Artists]

So why was he shuffled off to Bermuda at the start of the War?

I thought he was the one who married an American or something like that?
IDK.
(Oddly enough, I watched an episode of Seinfeld last night that called Edward VIII a Nazi sympathizer.)

At best he was opportunistically hedging his bets with them, which is still pretty bad.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

What does that matter?

The answer should be obvious.

It isn't to me.

[Old Tyrannia]

Well, when a man who is most famous for making sexist and racist jokes dies it is to be expected...

I knew nothing about this guy beyond his being married to QEII, so.
Welp.

If you're interested, there's an excellent obituary by the BBC here. It's long, but a very worthwhile read. Prince Philip's life was by no means uninteresting.

[Forsher]

Heres hoping this spurs the republican movement further

Judging by the sheer volume of condolences that are being poured out and the growing field of flowers outside Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, I think not...

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56692563

tl;dr covid

[Levroux]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieKfRjgy5U&t=5s

[San Lumen]

The answer should be obvious.

It isn't to me.

Then your in the minority.

Because his wife is their monarch as well.

What exactly does she do for them?

A lot of things. She's head of government

[Cokoland]

Who else would they be speaking for?

us

I didn't said that....

[Islamic Holy Sites]

What exactly does she do for them?

Exist on their moneys.

...I'm assuming that you mean she takes a few pounds from them per year.

[Salus Maior]

Because his wife is their monarch as well.

What exactly does she do for them?

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

[Islamic Holy Sites]

It isn't to me.

Then your in the minority.

What exactly does she do for them?

A lot of things. She's head of government

No she isn't.

[Whitemore]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieKfRjgy5U&t=5s

[Heloin]

Exist on their moneys.

...I'm assuming that you mean she takes a few pounds from them per year.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

What exactly does she do for them?

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

Yup. Most European royals (if not all of them) don't necessarily play a role in government anymore.
*The English monarchs of old are screaming.*

[Salus Maior]

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

Yeah and Iran isn’t in the commonwealth. Because it was never in the British Empire, the Brits and Soviets just occupied Iran to keep oil out of the hands of the Axis.