Posted on 04/21/2021 5:21:13 AM PDT by Kaslin
The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021, an emotional if muted affair, arouses mixed emotions. It was a sad personal family farewell but also an event of public significance, political and military, and a spectacular display of pageantry. The setting itself was symbolic of British history: Windsor Castle, where ten kings have been laid to rest. The royal procession proved a collaboration of the various branches of the armed forces, military bands, royal marine buglers, and an honor guard from all the armed forces. Symbolically, the naval cap and sword of Philip, a gallant officer, were laid on his coffin.
Because of precautions concerning COVID-19 this was not a large-scale military procession, and to avoid family tensions, the Royal Family did not wear military uniforms. Nevertheless, pomp and ceremony were in evidence with ceremonial gunfire at nine locations across the UK and Gibraltar while a minute of national silence was observed.
The funeral was elegant, dignified, poignant, soiled only by reminders of the dissension between the princes William and Harry and the virtual self-inflicted isolation of Harry in his own country. This ceremony, with its roll call of history and duty, was a stark contrast to the petty, vulgar, self-serving, and mean-spirited character of the so called “interview” in which Harry and Meghan Markle participated with its egregious accusations of racism and bullying by unnamed members of the Royal Family. The contrast between the Sussex duo was especially pronounced in comparison to the grace exhibited by Kate, Duchess of Cambridge: confident, self-composed, with calm capability, apparently acting as a family peacemaker.
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To observe the royal family is both abhorrent and intriguing. It really has no place in modern society yet their traditions are a comforting bridge to the past.
Tourists are money.
Every country is not America. With the current evil Biden regime in DC, that is a good thing
Are they for sale on Antiques Road Show UK?..................
Harry seems clueless about the significance of leaving his country & family behind.
So the royal family can have a funeral for a loved one but the peasants can’t. It’s good to be Queen Consort.
They stuck to the 30 person rule.
And an almost 95 year old woman sat alone. Where is your heart?
Heh, heh. Good one.
The pickup truck hearse ruined it for me.
Not that I was really watching.
Ohhhhhh. Well, that’s very different. Never mind.
It was Prince Phillip who actually designed the truck as the hearse. I think he wanted it that way so the people could see the casket.
William & Kate showed the world WHO should be next King & Queen on the throne.
NOT CHARLES
Its what Philip wanted. That’s what matters.
He is his mother’s son
Diana did say she and Harry were dumb as rocks.
Correct. Say what you want about the significance or rlelevance of a ‘monarchy’, but during the blitz, THESE royals didn’t scoot!
They sat it out in ‘Buck place’ and took their lumps along with all the other Brits.
At that point the British were in the scrap of their lives, albeit alone and nearly bled white, with absolutely NO guarantee they’d survive.
Who can ignore or fail to respect the significance of their conduct, WHEN IT COUNTS! Politicians and policies come and go, but I think the monarchy matters. Maybe they don’t rule as in the past, but if you want to understand history and the British, THEY are the message
She’s kept her promise from day one to do her duty. Philip did, too. It’s sad she has to deal with his death while half the family is behaving so badly.
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