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Jedi boro

Jedi boro

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Ok it’s the daily mail but still

Bbc -The corporation has also offered its staff 'grief counselling' after Prince Philip, the nation's longest-serving consort, passed away reportedly next to the Queen just two months before his 100th birthday.

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Prince Philip dies: BBC takes down online complaints form

The BBC axed its programming across multiple TV channels for 24 hours to air specials celebrating the life of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle on Friday morning aged 99.
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Each to their own but I cannot understand the level of feeling this news has brought out in some.

one fella carted his wife and young kids off to Windsor or Buckingham palace at 1am to pay their condolences. Like I say each to their own but I’ve never felt that strongly about Prince Phillip. Either he and his family are genuinely upset ? Or they want to be on TV - I guess we will never know.
 
I kind of liked Prince Phillip. He was old school, privileged, self-important and maybe a little bit racist but he was a product of his generation and upbringing and he did well, was a keen environmentalist (despite also being a hunter, there's a duality!) The Duke of Edinburgh awards do a lot of good for people and of course he fought for his country.

I can understand republicans being upset about the level of coverage and I can understand people who grieve as if he was a family member. Some people really belive in Royalty. I just think it's sad, people have lost their father, grand father and great grand father and the Queen has lost someone who has been by her side for over 70 years. That's just a shame.
 
I`d be more inclined to let people deal with the death of a member of the Royal Family however they want to.

The coverage has had little affect on my day to day life and his funeral next Saturday won`t either.

Just let people get on with it
 
FatCat said:
Each to their own but I cannot understand the level of feeling this news has brought out in some.

one fella carted his wife and young kids off to Windsor or Buckingham palace at 1am to pay their condolences. Like I say each to their own but I’ve never felt that strongly about Prince Phillip. Either he and his family are genuinely upset ? Or they want to be on TV - I guess we will never know.
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They are demonstrating their loyalty to the royal family by doing exactly what the royal family has asked them not to do. Not much good as subjects, are they?
 
Let people get on with it.. I don't think the wall to wall & replicated coverage by the BBC was necessary - it was way overboard - struck, imho, or establishment thinking: dictate to the masses..

I stopped using broadcast TV for a few days, went only to BBC sport webpages.

As for giving their staff emotional support, it was an article in The Daily Hate..
 
If it helps one person who may be affected by it for whatever reason then its worthwhile i would say. I fail to see what the issue is with an employer offering a mental health service to its employees.
 
I’m a republican, I would strip the royal family of any involvement in our democratic government process this afternoon if I could, but I do believe in respect for public figures who have passed away and I think the MSM frenzy around Philip has been nothing short of disgusting.

As an industry they are getting worse and worse.
 
I'm not a Royalist but can understand some of the emotions, the guy was of my father's generation, different times.
I live in Manchester and have had to drive a lot at night over the last week,It's a little unnerving seeing the huge cinema style billboards with his image on them.
All a little big brotherish.
Gyles Brandreth did a decent column talking about the death of some on who has always been there.( Which he has to almost everyone in the UK),
Hopefully the wall to walk coverage will lesson over the week, and some of the more unctuous rent a quotes will disappear.
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SNICKERED said:
As my Great Aunty said... "Its never a tradgedy when an 80 year old dies"
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Not always the case though is it, when my wifes grandad died he was 83, his wife that he left behind never recovered from not having her soul mate of nearly 65 years around anymore and died 6 months later, despite being the picture of health before his death. I think his death was a tradegy to her.
 
Capybara said:
They are demonstrating their loyalty to the royal family by doing exactly what the royal family has asked them not to do. Not much good as subjects, are they?
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That is a fair point !! I hadn’t really thought about that.
 
I feel for his family and loved ones but no more than anyone losing a family member or friend.

I couldn't think of anything worse than not only dealing with a family death but also seeing it splashed over the Internet / papers etc. The amount of celebs and people tweeting or posting about it for 'likes'. I doubt many of them care one jot.

It's not effected my daily life. I won't be tuning in or watching the funeral. I thinks it's almost morbid watching all his family in distress. Who wants a bloody funeral for anyone shown to the public?

If you think this is OTT then just read what happens when the Queen dies
 
I don't need grief counselling as I've never met any royal, never mind Prince Philip. However, it is not inconceivable that several BBC staff, both in front of and behind the cameras, have worked closely with the family across the years and they might be in need of a bit of support. Sounds like the BBC are being decent employers by making sure that support is available, whether anyone needs it or not.
 
I am fairly ambivalent in my view of the Royal Family, however my Dad spent his life working in the Civil service. In recognition of his commitment he was awarded an Imperial Service Order by the Queen, when the family went to watch at Buckingham Palace. He was also invited to various Garden Parties and met quite a few of the royal family. This was a way of rewarding members of the civil service when they could have worked in business earning far more salary and receiving bonuses etc.
I am just trying to say that it can be normal down to earth people who have a link to the family, and he provided 40 years of service to the queen and government.

In terms of grief counselling it surely must be put in place for Nicholas Witchel, I cant stand watching him hero worship the royals.
 
dooderooni said:
I don't need grief counselling as I've never met any royal, never mind Prince Philip. However, it is not inconceivable that several BBC staff, both in front of and behind the cameras, have worked closely with the family across the years and they might be in need of a bit of support. Sounds like the BBC are being decent employers by making sure that support is available, whether anyone needs it or not.
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Agree 100%, everybody deals with grief in different ways and offering help should be encouraged not ridiculed.
 
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