Emergency meeting called at Buckingham Palace in London

[LadyL]

[bbm] by the establishment and some family members

I was a teenager in the 1990s. Before her death, Diana was widely viewed as an unstable, emotionally unbalanced figure. When she took an unauthorised visit to Angola about land mines, the British government was livid and she was branded a loose cannon. Had she not died, she would have faced serious repercussions from the government for speaking out on land mines.

But that was all forgotten after her death.

As Jimi Hendrix sang "everyone loves you when your six feet in the ground".

 

[wfgodot]

"Take heart, for when Albion's need is greatest: Arthur will rise again."

May as well go all the way here:

[video=youtube;iCpzEtlM4ZM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCpzEtlM4ZM[/video]

 

[Meryl12]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/04/princ...lace-tell-staff-at-emergency-meeting-6614756/

Prince Philip is to retire from royal duties, an emergency meeting of senior*Royal Household staff have been told at Buckingham Palace this morning, according to the BBC.

I thought Prince Philip's comment was amusing he said "(he) was standing down from formal duties because he is having trouble standing these days".

 

[Meryl12]

I still believe the 'emergency' royal staff meeting in the middle of the night was a rehearsal, an that Prince Philip's retirement was a good enough reason to hold a full rehearsal.

 

[paul1980]

LadyL, remember "what's she going to do next, jump in front of a speeding hoover?" quip after Diana revealed she half-heartedly tried to self-harm?

She was negatively viewed by more than just the "establishment" and "some of the Royal Family".

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

May 5 2017, 7:35 am ET

Prince Philip Is Retiring but Queen Elizabeth II Won’t Abdicate: Experts

by Chloe Hubbard

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's husband, confidante and companion of more than 70 years is set to retire from his royal duties at the end of the summer.

Prince Philip has endured a grueling schedule both at the monarch's side and alone for the best part of a century. A month ahead of his 96th birthday, he has decided it is time for a rest.

But royal experts say his wife will almost certainly never follow in his footsteps — and hand the throne over to her son Prince Charles.

The reason? Elizabeth, 91, places the responsibilities of her role above self. And the monarch regards vows she made two days after her father's death in 1952 — and reiterated at her coronation — as paramount...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...n-elizabeth-ii-won-t-abdicate-experts-n754701

 

[MelmothTheLost]

There was an interesting comment on Twitter by someone who said he believed Phil was the last person still in public life who had actively fought in WWII.