Poor Queenie :-(

[divegirl]

....not having Philip there today....

Lisa x

[marval]

Yes, I feel for her.

[tonyav]

He will be watching all the events on TV from his hospital bed I think Lisa.

[divegirl]

I know, but its not the same is it, I could actually cry for her [I know that sounds sad] not having the man that has been by her side through thick and thin by her side on such a memorable occasion.

Lisa x

On a lighter note..... the parrot was delish!

[tonyav]

Glad you found a good use for the feathers lol.

[maggiebee]

Parrot???

[tonyav]

She cooked it in her mini greenhouse, maggie !

[divegirl]

Sorry Maggie....you had to be there....oh wait....you can be.........

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Lisa x

[starone]

Think you are being a bit over-sentimental divegirl. From my memories (and as you know, I am getting on a bit) he has not been by her side constantly, and has in fact been quite a womaniser, although it was swept carefully under the mat so the hoi-polloi (that's you and me) did not notice too much. However, now that they are both the same as me, very old, perhaps we can give a little. She is a strong woman and quite capable of going on alone. Also he has not been exactly diplomatic over the years and many of his faux-pas' have had to covered up. The queen herself is a model of what royalty should be.

[commoner]

Maybe it's poor Philip not having Queenie there to sympathize...:-)

[divegirl]

Agree absolutely Star...but it has been an amazing 'show' these past few days, I for one have loved every minute and it would have been nice to see a happy ending.

Lisa x

[tonyav]

I dont think that you like Prince Phillip very much do you Star.

[divegirl]

Interesting thought commoner, would have been a lot of unhappy organisers to deal with though!

[boxtops]

To her though, she has said that he has been "her rock" throughout her reign - she certainly must be missing him.

[Sqad]

\\\\he has not been by her side constantly, and has in fact been quite a womaniser, although it was swept carefully under the mat so the hoi-polloi (that's you and me) did not notice too much. \\\\

Sounds like a normal bloke to me.........one can be a womaniser AND supportive if a wife.

[starone]

No, you are right, tony, I don't. A poor role model for his children, for a start. Among other things. When they first got together he used to be referred to as 'Phil the Greek' (by us common people) and that's how I tend to think of him.

[starone]

Sqad - Yes, all right for a normal bloke, but he is not supposed to be normal - he is supposed to be up there above us as a model of propriety, not impropriety.

[tonyav]

OK star I get where your coming from, but I also have sympathy for sqad theory ( you know me being a bloke and all that ).

[Sqad]

\\\he is supposed to be up there above us as a model of propriety, not impropriety.\\\

No... I disagree........i have never trusted "models of propriety."

[starone]

Does that mean you don't trust the Queen sqad? She does not seem to put a foot wrong (although she may of course and we may never hear about it).

[zebo]

So sad to see her walking up the aisle alone and arriving accompanied by her Lady in Waiting in the car. Couldn't they have rejigged the line-up, maybe Harry could have gone in the car with her, he would have had a cheery word for her, and Charles accompany her down the aisle. It seemed to emphasise her loneliness, she was probably thinking that this is how it will be some day.