Well, Prince Philip has died.
As The Queen said a while ago ,we will never really know how much we owe
him.
A bit of a loose cannon, his own man , nevertheless a support to The Queen.
Mountbatten tried to influence him and get some measure of control over the Royal Family ,but George V1 was a shrewd match for him ( Mountbatten) , refusing to change the name to Mountbatten.
Such a breath of fresh air into the rather stuffy and dated life of the Royal Family so with him as he was and The Queen as she was ,a good combination.
He asked for a simple low key funeral, but there will surely be ,ASAP ,a commemoration of his life and service.
A sad day ,and thoughts go to Her Majesty, what with Harry and that thing he calls his wife ,now this, I just hope she is able to take yet another bitter blow.
Viktoria.
