NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. Well you're wrong aren't you. Philip fought in WW2. Andrew in Falklands. Harry in Afghanistan. And Queen Elizabeth (then Princess) was in the RTS like many other British females her age. There are others as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service_by_the_members_of_the_British_Royal_Family Wouldn't give you tuppence for Harry. His stint in Afghanistan involved sitting in the most secure place in the country. We never saw this of course : one day he made a quick trip to a machine gun and sat posing as if he was ready to fire it and it was in every newspaper and news report. Utter hypocrisy. Not his fault I know but is a pointer to the BS we get fed to maintain the Royal Family (or rather the privileged thousands who benefit from them). I was told what happened with royalty in the Falklands which would back up just what you are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitrevie Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. Well you're wrong aren't you. Philip fought in WW2. Andrew in Falklands. Harry in Afghanistan. And Queen Elizabeth (then Princess) was in the RTS like many other British females her age. There are others as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service_by_the_members_of_the_British_Royal_Family Wouldn't give you tuppence for Harry. His stint in Afghanistan involved sitting in the most secure place in the country. We never saw this of course : one day he made a quick trip to a machine gun and sat posing as if he was ready to fire it and it was in every newspaper and news report. Utter hypocrisy. Not his fault I know but is a pointer to the BS we get fed to maintain the Royal Family (or rather the privileged thousands who benefit from them). I was told what happened with royalty in the Falklands which would back up just what you are saying. I agree it was madness sending him there, there was no way any commander could allow him to get killed let alone captured. He probably wanted to get into it but it wasn't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgmr Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. Seems there is only one tosser putting his Bass G string on this topic. Stick to bass playing because your knowledge of history must blow your chords away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean008 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Its great that some people are not afraid to say what they think. I looked up a few of his so called gaffs, when asked if he would like to visit the Soviet Union he apparently replied "yes, I would like to visit Russia very much but the bastards killed half of my family" If more people said what they genuinely thought the world would be a better place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean008 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I remember seeing a documentary about the Iranian embassy siege in London. In the briefing afterwards one of the SAS soliders (recently deceased I believe) said to the late Margret Thatcher who was blocking his view, words to the effect of "get you efing head out of the way" which she did. Much better to say speak your thoughts than to bottle them up and complain about it later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 '... the famously straight-talking Prince Philip ...' Better known as Phil the Greek, and for tailor-fitting his boot to his mouth. And all for a picture that the majority of readers won't give a toss about seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I think Prince Philip is the greatest. He was never one to be discrete with his thoughts and words and because he don`t give a rat`s behind what anyone thinks, he`s always got away with it as no one dare answer him back, the man commands respect. Wonderful, 94 years old and still doing the rounds. Don`t care about his ancestry, for me he is the front person for what being British is all about. I love our British Royal family as much as the Thais love their monarch and can`t help feeling patriotic every time I see them. The Duke of Edinburgh is someone that has to be admired, long may the Queen and the Prince reign. One of his first sayings was,,, I think its time we pulled our finger out, and many many more Over to you PC brigade Get your fingers out 555 Except the "WE" didn't include him. He has probbly put in more hours ( work ) than you will have,in your whole life. Are you really that naive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. Well you're wrong aren't you. Philip fought in WW2. Andrew in Falklands. Harry in Afghanistan. And Queen Elizabeth (then Princess) was in the RTS like many other British females her age. There are others as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service_by_the_members_of_the_British_Royal_Family Wouldn't give you tuppence for Harry. His stint in Afghanistan involved sitting in the most secure place in the country. We never saw this of course : one day he made a quick trip to a machine gun and sat posing as if he was ready to fire it and it was in every newspaper and news report. Utter hypocrisy. Not his fault I know but is a pointer to the BS we get fed to maintain the Royal Family (or rather the privileged thousands who benefit from them). You must of missed the doco of when Captain Wales was an Apache co pilot / gunner on active duty combat missions. Edited July 14, 2015 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Wouldn't give you tuppence for Harry. His stint in Afghanistan involved sitting in the most secure place in the country. We never saw this of course : one day he made a quick trip to a machine gun and sat posing as if he was ready to fire it and it was in every newspaper and news report. Utter hypocrisy. Not his fault I know but is a pointer to the BS we get fed to maintain the Royal Family (or rather the privileged thousands who benefit from them). And you know where he was stationed? His 2nd posting of 4 months was in Helmand province at Camp Bastion. Aside from it being one of the most taliban active provinces it was the most important airbase for the UK. Capt. Wales flew an Apache helicopter which provided support for ground troops and cover for medevac operations. Camp Bastion was the most important medical facility in the region. It was also repeatedly targeted by the Taliban and the location of betrayal attacks by members of the worthless Afghani Army. When were you ever at Camp Bastion? When were you posted to Helmand province? How can you describe it as the most secure place in the country, when it was considered one of the worst? Do you think the 450 dead UK personnel over 8 years in Helmand province is an indication of a safe place? Before the UK personnel had been redeployed to Helmand province, they had a total of 5 fatalities in 4 years. That's a rather telling stat. How can you post a lie? Don't you think the journalists who were embedded with the UK forces at the base would have reported that Capt. Wales was shirking his duty if he had been? As for the continued swipes at the Queen's husband, the man is 90+ years old and harmless. Why anyone gets a thrill out of denigrating the veteran is beyond my comprehension. I'm not even a monarchist, but I respect the man and his war service. He did his duty, which is a lot more than some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Green Job, I will not be dragged into a flaming row. you are ignored, now run along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 One post referring to lese majeste has been removed from this thread. From the Forum Rules: 1) You will not express disrespect of the King of Thailand or any one member of the Thai royal family, whether living or deceased, nor to criticize the monarchy as an institution.By law, the Thai Royal Family are above politics. Speculation, comments and discussion of either a political or personal nature are not allowed when discussing HM The King or the Royal family.*Discussion of the Lese Majeste law or Lese Majeste cases is permitted on the forum, providing no comment or speculation is made referencing the royal family.To breach these rules may result in immediate ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Green Job, I will not be dragged into a flaming row. you are ignored, now run along. Now!! Thats funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Troll posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well, I can't stand photographers who faff around pointlessly for ages in their never-ending quest for the ultra-perfect picture either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Says it all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. I got an e-mail saying that teatree liked this post. So where is my yellow star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 It is normal for mambers of the UK royal family to serve in the armed forces, but I suspect they are given special treatment and kept out of the more dangerous places. How many members of the royal family have died fighting wars? I bet they were not the ones 'going over the top' during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissos Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 While I concede that sometimes this guy's comments do make me laugh at the zero political correctness. However, the guy needs a taste of his own medicine at some point to see how he'd react. Twitter was apparently 'alight' about him asking who some Women sponged off when he visited a care centre. Tweets were saying - "the same people you are", of course said in hindsight. If somebody had been quick enough at the time to turn the tables on him with cameras and sound recording, twitter really 'would' have been alight and we would have seen how he would actually react to his own game turned upon him. If he rolled wjth the banter, good on him but it remains to be seen if he would. Unfortunately, people probably find themselves on the day intimidated by this aura of 'Royalty' that will pervade at such events, and this man knows it only too well IMO. War service is irrelevant. An arrogant condescending piece of work is an arrogant condescending piece of work. The British media with its masturbatory spin of - "oh ain't he a charming larf with his gaffes!" reminds me of how bullied people in an attempt to save face will laugh along with the bully, pretending it is all in joke between friends. Again, comedy is comedy but is also a convenient vehicle to hide malice behind. I do get the impression that this man is supremely arrogant and sees us as peasants to be mocked. Media play along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 What an old tosser, what was he doing at a 'Battle of Britain' event? Neither him nor any other member of his family with all the medals on their chests fought in any wars. I got an e-mail saying that teatree liked this post. So where is my yellow star? First engage brain before posting bull, A lot of people have great respect for Prince Philip,and also the British Royal family.To call someone an old tosser (somone you obviosly know nothing about,is out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I do get the impression that this man is supremely arrogant and sees us as peasants to be mocked. Media play along. (Mis)Quoting Mel Brooks, It's good to be Prince... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Prince Philip's gaffes: 96 of the Duke's most memorable momentshttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philips-gaffes-96-dukes-6079006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siripon Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Prince Philip's gaffes: 96 of the Duke's most memorable moments http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philips-gaffes-96-dukes-6079006 Now I can see where Khun Prayud, our beloved PM, has been getting lessons from. But he has a long way to go- still, he's 30 years younger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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