Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh dies

[Jellybean]

A sad sight . . .

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[StevieWonders]

What’s the betting The Queen retires from public life as her husband did - probably after the next Jubilee - and Charles becomes Prince Regent.

[a447]

Her Majesty is all class. She puts many in her family to shame.

Service is in her DNA. I think she will continue to reign and appear in public for as long as it is physically possible.

[arsenal]

"Her Majesty is all class. She puts many in her family to shame."

Yes. Absolutely. She deserves better than to have to bury her husband sitting alone in a church. Fuck coronovirus.

[StevieWonders]

"Her Majesty is all class. She puts many in her family to shame."

Many interesting contrasts can be made by those courageous enough to do so.

[mr giggles]

The Waterford News didn't hold back:

Greek Immigrant Who Lived Off Welfare Dies In England
ONE of England’s most notorious welfare cheats has died at the age of 99, WWN can report.

Hailed as hero among the welfare cheating classes of Britain, it is believe the Greek born welfare king has made millions out of his schemes and funded his lavish lifestyle which included castles, yachts and cars, all on the taxpayer’s dime. “He tried to hide his immigrant status by Anglicising his name, he gained people’s trust after changing it from Battenberg to Mountbatten, he was clearly well versed in the art of conning,” confirmed one policeman.

Welfare officials confirmed it was hard to pin down Battenberg as he moved around a lot between his various properties acquired through his welfare scams. It is believed Battenberg’s four children, a product of his incestuous marriage to a blood relative, adopted a similar lifestyle and continue to rip off the British taxpayer to this day.

“I heard one of the kids is in big trouble with police, FBI involved and all,” confirmed one member of the public, who hates welfare scroungers.

“They are the poster family for all that is wrong with this country, he was known to be a bit of a racist but maybe he should have gone back to where he was from if he didn’t like it here. And his kids? Affairs, divorces, illegitimate kids the works, it’d make you sick, thank God Brexit will sort out stuff like this never happening again.”

Questions will be asked of authorities as to how a man could evade them for decades while raking up serious sums of cash but it has recently emerged Battenberg’s wife used her connection with politicians to ensure laws that applied to everyone else never affected them.

[Zebedee]

The Waterford News didn't hold back:

Greek Immigrant Who Lived Off Welfare Dies In England
ONE of England’s most notorious welfare cheats has died at the age of 99, WWN can report.

Waterford Whispers News (WWN) is an Irish satirical news website run by Colm Williamson and based in Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland. The site has been called Ireland's answer to U.S. satirical media company, The Onion, and has been the source of several satirical articles that gained international notability, including: North Korea Lands First Ever Man On The Sun, Confirms Central News Agency, and "Jesus Not Coming Back By The Looks Of It" Admits Vatican.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Whispers_News



Mark of respect
A Government spokesperson confirmed: "As a mark of respect to His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the national flag will be half-masted on all State buildings equipped with a permanent flagpole, on the day of his funeral, 17 April 2021."

This is not the first time the flag has been lowered in memory of members of the extended British monarchy — in 1997, the tricolour flew at half mast on all State buildings on the day of Princess Diana's funeral.

This was also done in 2002 to mark the death of the British Queen Mother.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40268162.html

[arsenal]

Post 35.
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