For many of us, Prince Philip felt like ‘one of us’. We have all seen the amusing quips and displays of impatience that have circulated again since his death. An absolute character you cannot help but warm to. He was not one to be fully constrained by his title, and had a reputation for ‘saying it like it is’, something common with that generation. It is a sad and damning indictment of our Media that the Press would follow him abroad, not to report on his duty and service to the country, but in the hope of catching him ‘mis-speaking’ or saying something inappropriate. The reality was, the Duke was a completely selfless man, giving his life in service to Queen and Country. He played second fiddle without complaint and did it magnificently.
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