[Closed] On State Funerals...

off cuff response, I'd imagine so. I am not a royal protocol expert however...

Greece will pay for it using German money.

I was thinking we might have got a "3 for the price of 2" type deal.

probably not - more likely to be ceremonial funeral like queen mother, diana and Margaret Thatcher.

Greece will pay for it using German money.

why? Phil has been a British subject since birth

Why not give him a state funeral?

No fan of the royals but the lad's put in a hell of a shift.

No, or at least probably not - he's requested not to lay in state or to "have a big fuss" so it'll be reasonably private I'd guess.

Liz won't get the choice of course - but we might get 2 days off work, one for the funeral and one for the coronation.

Parasites.

No, or at least probably not - he's requested not to lay in state or to "have a big fuss" so it'll be reasonably private I'd guess.

I am sure there will be a ceremonial one, probably with the gun carriage pulled by Naval ratings, as for Mountbatten, to signify his significant Naval service - this is normally reserved for full state funerals.

Coyote - Member
Parasites.

I quite agree.
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But I look at it like this;
If I ever met the silly old sod in the pub, I'd love to buy him a pint and listen to a few tales.

So, a pint.
Call it £3.00.

I'd be ok if a minute amount of my tax were to go toward a posh do.
Prefer for them to pay for it themselves though.
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I hope so

fancy an extra day off work 😉

[quote=Rusty Spanner ]Prefer for them to pay for it themselves though. The inheritance tax should be enough to pay for a wee knees up?

You could sober up the locals long enough to post a couple of bottles as a parting gift.
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ninfan - Member

Phil has been a British subject since birth

Not according to the Official Website of the British Monarchy, which I suspect is a more reliable source of information on the matter. Quote :

[i]Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was born a Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu in 1921, but renounced his Royal title when he became a naturalised British subject in 1947....[/i]

So he became a British subject 26 years after he was born then.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDukeofEdinburgh/Stylesandtitles.aspx

I reckon Greece should pay for his funeral, especially if they want to talk about the Elgin Marbles.

He might end up in an unmarked grave like Leon Brittan at this rate...

[url= http://www.****/news/article-3006218/Mystery-royal-suspected-paedophile-ring-investigated-Scotland-Yard-inquiry-shut-national-security-reasons.html ]Mystery royal 'was part of suspected paedophile ring being investigated by Scotland Yard but the inquiry was shut down for national security reasons'[/url]

Just don't mention the Nazis!!

Are you saying that Prince Philip is part of a paedophile ring just like his wife JHJ?

No of course not, you much prefer to insinuate, usually with photographs. Let me help you :

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Rusty Spanner - Member

If I ever met the silly old sod in the pub, I'd love to buy him a pint and listen to a few tales.

Yeah, but the thing is, at his funeral he'll be dead.

State funerals are all a load of pish, it's supposed to be something we do to show the highest respect, not any old random. Thatcher was the last straw really. Though the upside was that they genuinely did burn the body and dispose of the ashes at a crossroads, that used to be the punchline to one of my jokes and they took it as good advice.

you much prefer to insinuate

Getting to the stage where insinuation is unnecessary ~ the source for the link provided is Mark Williams Thomas, the guy who exposed Savile

Thatchers Funeral should probably be refunded now that it's come to light that at the very least, she knew about abuse by Peter Morrison, Cyril Smith and Jimmy Savile, before putting them forward for knighthoods~ whether the Queen was aware from their weekly meetings is debatable at this stage

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I had no idea that you could buy a nurse. Is there a set price for them, or do you have to pay more to buy one that wears stockings ?

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I thought they all did. Certainly the ones I've seen in photos on the internet do.