Prince Philip 1921-2021

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm afraid you're right - wall-to-wall Witchell!

Yes ... sad end to an era and all that, but TV news blackout between these walls... Witchell is literally intolerable (not to mention the tone of “Royal reporting” generally)...

[Frances_iom]

just think what will happen when the Mrs follows him - North Korea eat your heart out.

However I think he had his head screwed on and could see much of the stupidity of the upper class running the monarchy as well as the class incompetence in the upper reaches of British industry in the late 50s onwards - catch he could do little other than preach change.

[Bryn]

Yes ... sad end to an era and all that, but TV news blackout between these walls... Witchell is literally intolerable (not to mention the tone of “Royal reporting” generally)...

Yes, possibly the worst aspect of the DoE's death is having to put up with the egregious Witchell., sycophant supreme.

[LMcD]

Yes ... sad end to an era and all that, but TV news blackout between these walls... Witchell is literally intolerable (not to mention the tone of “Royal reporting” generally)...

I must keep an eye out for Penny Junor and Gyles Brandreth ... and Jennie Bond .... and Dickie Arbiter .... and Paul Burrell ... und so weiter.
And I can guarantee that tonight's 'Look East' will kick off with something along the lines of 'Tonight, we look at how the death of Prince Philip is going to affect OUR region'
Non-Royal news: My new slippers, which I ordered yesterday and were supposed to be delivered in 3 to 5 days, arrived this lunchtime. I shall never forget where I was and what I was doing when they arrived.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I must keep an eye out for Penny Junor and Gyles Brandreth ... and Jennie Bond .... and Dickie Arbiter .... and Paul Burrell ... und so weiter.
And I can guarantee that tonight's 'Look East' will kick off with something along the lines of 'Tonight, we look at how the death of Prince Philip is going to affect OUR region'

Yes - but you would be disappointed if it didn’t wouldn’t you? Though at the moment the schedules indicate wall to wall News Specials on BBC One till 10.00 am tomorrow so that suggests no regional news ....

[french frank]

I'm neither a monarchist nor not a monarchist, but in this case I can content myself with this, quite interesting, BBC piece:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42651950

[LMcD]

Yes - but you would be disappointed if it didn’t wouldn’t you? Though at the moment the schedules indicate wall to wall News Specials on BBC One till 10.00 am tomorrow so that suggests no regional news ....

I don't actually watch 'Look East' any more, but unless there's been a marked change in policy they're still frequently starting their news bulletins with the effect on East Anglia of the main national or international story of the day, rather than what I would call a genuinely local story.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes ... sad end to an era and all that, but TV news blackout between these walls... Witchell is literally intolerable (not to mention the tone of “Royal reporting” generally)...

I like Nick Witchell as a reporter though he does say “yars” not years and I admired the Duke principally because of his wartime service and his passion for nature and wildlife conservation in which he was decades ahead of his time. I also liked the fact he didn’t give a monkeys what people thought of him.

[LMcD]

I like Nick Witchell as a reporter though he does say “yars” not years and I admired the Duke principally because of his wartime service and his passion for nature and wildlife conservation in which he was decades ahead of his time. I also liked the fact he didn’t give a monkeys what people thought of him.

Will people say the same of Nick Witchell, I wonder?

[Ein Heldenleben]

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Will people say the same of Nick Witchell, I wonder?

I don’t know NW - only bumped into him twice but if he’s like most of the reporters I’ve worked with he will almost certainly be extremely thick skinned . So the short answer to your question is yes ...

[LHC]

Indeed, until the state funeral - to be attended only wearing face masks, in groups not exceeding six, socially distanced.

I’m not sure there will be one. He was not in favour of having one himself, describing it as a lot of ‘fuss’. Most media organisations are suggesting there will be a low key ceremony at Windsor.

[french frank]

I also liked the fact he didn’t give a monkeys what people thought of him.

Times email newsletter has a tease for M. Parris's piece, including: "If we live long enough then gradually, imperceptibly and without ever meaning to, we may become caricatures of ourselves. This was the Duke of Edinburgh's lot. The caricature entertained the nation but did less than justice to the man."

[cat]

Maximum thirty attendees at funerals until June. This doesn't however include people who are working, so there might be a fully choral service which would be nice.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Indeed, until the state funeral - to be attended only wearing face masks, in groups not exceeding six, socially distanced.

I thought you could have 30 at a funeral now. A tricky one, I suspect.

[Cockney Sparrow]

I don't think the BBC can give the government and their "_...._ Research Group" / UKIP'y wing any excuse to pick up a stick to beat them. Not as the BBC could well be fighting for its survival (Charter renewal/funding model etc) - as we well know.

The Duke never seemed to revel in fuss and nonsense so perhaps he had just had enough, and thought - small funeral, I've had enough ***dy birthdays, Harry and that Missus of his might have to stay stateside.....time to give up the struggle.......

I can arrange my own listening material for 24 hours and as for TV, well we have the streaming option.