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  1. 12th April 2021, 01:37 AM #31
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    Prince Philip visited Brisbane quite a few times. Not always for big public events. Was familiar enough with the city road network that could tell when was not being taken by the most direct route

    Friend who was in the Police group that looked after dignitaries reckoned he was the only one who would pull them up and want to go the shortest route not the ‘safe’ route. No good telling him this was the short route as he was able to say which way they should be going and this was not it
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    i went to school down the road from qld government house and a few times he stopped when we were all out the front to wave at him as he went past.

    they both did on one occasion i can recall, bloody long time ago
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    How good is this,


    'Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor': Prince Philip is granted wish | Daily Mail Online

    Hopefully it will get there with out a repair stop

    Edit....Seems they have been thinking ahead, this from another article about the modified Defender," In the unfortunate event that the vehicle breaks down, another identical example is waiting in the wings if needed."
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    Quote Originally Posted by RANDLOVER View Post
    I always liked Prince Philip and I'm glad he had a few years of retirement, I suspect the haters are just jealous and they don't even realise what they are jealous of. I heard he'd performed over 22 000 solo official engagements, which means full working days, even stretching out past office hours into dinners at night.

    There is a show on FOX called " The real Prince Philip. A royal Officer " on the history channel I think. Those who hate should watch it. It shows how he was, not how the media made him out to be.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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    Brits complain about Eastenders and the Masterchef final being put on hold for Philip's funeral.

    'Put Vera back on!': TV coverage of Philip's death sparks complaints (thenewdaily.com.au)
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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    A fanfare for the Late Prince Philip will highlight the QLD Pop's Orchestra return to full programming, Saturday 17th April, 2021.

    Prince Philip fanfare highlights orchestra's tribute to Best of British (inqld.com.au)
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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    I just visited the JLR website:
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    Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
    Brits complain about Eastenders and the Masterchef final being put on hold for Philip's funeral.

    'Put Vera back on!': TV coverage of Philip's death sparks complaints (thenewdaily.com.au)
    From the above article, I love it .........."“End of an era, now back to Vera!” said another."
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    Quote Originally Posted by RANDLOVER View Post
    From the above article, I love it .........."“End of an era, now back to Vera!” said another."
    Yeah, pragmatism at it's best. " keep calm and carry on ". Hitler couldn't beat them, the loss of a prince is small beer.
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    Prince Philip last ride.

    Bloke's got taste.
    Prince Philip’s final journey to be in a modified long-wheelbase Land Rover Defender | CarAdvice
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