wandringstar Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 He has done more this year than,Harry/Wills and Kate put together a nauseating trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 At a country show he made a bee line for my mate and shook his hand as he was stood there with his Lurchers so obviously stood out! He said to my mate "I bet he would be good on the Roe!" My mate said he thought it was a great laugh when he said "I'll bring him down your estate to try if you like!" Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) he came to our school many years ago. when i was young and he said the school could take a week off, but we only got one day. good man Edited May 4, 2017 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 He's ok in my book. A grand bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 I was on the DoE award scheme and there was a sort of show thing covering different aspects of it. My group was about to set off on the Silver hike. He flew in by helicopter to view the show. He came over to us and had quite a chat to me about our route and things. He got me showing him on my OS map. The local rag was there taking pictures of me showing him on my map. we bought some copies of the pictures which I still have. He seemed genuinely interested in what we were doing and spent some time with us. The things that stuck in my mind was the shine of his shoes and the strong scent of his aftershave or perfume or something. No men that I knew wore aftershave or perfume. It just wasn't normal. Nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 hope he has a few years of shooting left in him, top bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Real character and to hold such high public office for a long time must demand merit. Hope he lives for many more years, a real character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) My wife and I were stood in the crowd watching the lasses fettle up the horses into the carriages ready for the Lowther carriage driving comp., and my wife said, " I wonder if Prince Phillip is here." A Gentleman in a well worn tweed jacket and flat cap next to her, just said in a soft cultured voice, "Yes" with a big smile on his face. Guess who!! Pity we don't have a few in Westminster of the same ilk. In fact if he wants something to do put him in charge of the Brexit discussions. Edited May 5, 2017 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 This. Or even slagged off once you retire.I like him,he has character and hope he lives a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 I think it's outrageous at a time when we are supposed to be working for longer and longer into what used to be retirement that he just jacks it in to sit on his bum all day. There's rule for them, another for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) hope im still here at 95 ,got 6 grandkids to annoy ,Dad always said live long enough to be a pain in the ,for your kids Edited May 6, 2017 by clakk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) I know someone who knows them personally. I used to hate the royals but now I'm older I realise a few more things. My mate said they're both great people. He told me how she chats to him normally and not snobby. She loves the countryside and his cattle . They bring a lot of wealth into the country and i think they're important to the uk. I like Harry and would gladly go for a beer as he comes across as one of the lads . Seems a decent bloke that you could shoot with . Edited May 7, 2017 by team tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 He is a good bloke, and I know he is not the queen, but the issue I have is that upon the coronation, Britain was still great Britain, but during the reign of some 64 years, Britain has gone downhill, and yet not one word said about it, I know all this protocol nonsense says they are not allowed to poke their noses in, but they should have spoken out about the large swathes of their 'kingdom' which are now totally alien and foreign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 He is a good bloke, and I know he is not the queen, but the issue I have is that upon the coronation, Britain was still great Britain, but during the reign of some 64 years, Britain has gone downhill, and yet not one word said about it, I know all this protocol nonsense says they are not allowed to poke their noses in, but they should have spoken out about the large swathes of their 'kingdom' which are now totally alien and foreign. What was so great about Britain at the time of the coronation as opposed to today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 This just popped up on my Facebook memories today. https://www.facebook.com/PRINCE.WILLIAM.HRH/videos/10150279818208018/ Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 This just popped up on my Facebook memories today. https://www.facebook.com/PRINCE.WILLIAM.HRH/videos/10150279818208018/ Enjoy A good find Team Tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 My daughter met him a few times when she was light cavalry staff based in Windsor great park, she said he was a very nice man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 What was so great about Britain at the time of the coronation as opposed to today? it was still before the 60s, before the 'progressives' and liberals got hold of it and smashed it all up, although a war had just occurred, Britain was still great, but as I say, the rest is history, we went from a superpower to a country that cant even build a power station, yet its all dressed up as 'the way it is'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 My Facebook link isn't working so here it is on YouTube lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 it was still before the 60s, before the 'progressives' and liberals got hold of it and smashed it all up, although a war had just occurred, Britain was still great, but as I say, the rest is history, we went from a superpower to a country that cant even build a power station, yet its all dressed up as 'the way it is'. What made Britain 'great' until the 1960's? The empire, which had all but disappeared by then? The huge amounts of poverty, disease and poor housing, which was addressed by the Beveridge report (Beveridge was a Liberal) and which was enacted by Attlee (Labour)? The unprecedented pollution and smog which blighted our cities and industrial towns leading to thousands of premature deaths? Of course there are problems with society and our institutions today, but compared to the 'good old days' we're a far better country now than we were in my parents and grandparents day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 its not how I see it, have you heard of fgm and many of the other progressive imports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 its not how I see it, have you heard of fgm and many of the other progressive imports. Of course, I'm well aware of FGM. I'm also well aware of Male Genital Mutilation as practised by the Jewish faith, so are you claiming also that Jews are a 'progressive import'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Fgm and mgm is a disgusting disgraceful and inhumane practice and anyone who carries out such a thing in the name of religion should be locked up for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 poontang, if you think this country as a whole is better than 60 years ago, then carry on, there are pockets of the country which are still good, but when businessman can own a portfolio of thousands of houses, whilst a young couple cant buy one, the country is going backwards, you guage things by each generation. Owning your own home is a good reason to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 poontang, if you think this country as a whole is better than 60 years ago, then carry on, there are pockets of the country which are still good, but when businessman can own a portfolio of thousands of houses, whilst a young couple cant buy one, the country is going backwards, you guage things by each generation. Owning your own home is a good reason to live. From the mid 50's home ownership rose steadily from around 25% to just under 70% at its height in 2001. It's around 64% today, the drop due in the main to stricter lending criteria. The rise in home ownership almost tripled under the 'progressive' governments you rail about. How many businessmen own portfolios of thousands of homes? Not many I'll wager. My girlfriends daughter, 24, has just bought her first house with her boyfriend, they work hard and have saved hard and have just moved in. Nearly all their friends have moved, or are in the process of moving into their first homes. To say young couples can't afford a home is a sweeping generalisation and in many cases simply not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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