Bit surreal reading everybody's Very Strong Feelings about Prince Philip because for my family he was someone we knew through his environmental work and generally rather liked, not an abstract representation of Dignity/Oppressive Royalty/Elderly Racism.
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philip to my dad: 'you know Martin, you're like a giant squid' my dad, somewhat baffled: 'what do you mean, sir?' philip: 'you get so focused on the two tentacles in front of you you don't notice the eight coming up behind'
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That's one of the things I was
a few weeks ago. Must be tricky to run a charity in the UK if you're anti-royalistThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I assure you many people I know have had good things to say about Philip over the years, as well as plenty of moments of exasperation.
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