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Deputy editor @ForeignPolicy. Wrote Bloody White Baron, The Death of Mao, and upcoming Heaven's Empires. Married to @larsonchristina. DC, ex-Beijing. He/him.

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    1. James Palmer‏ @BeijingPalmer Apr 10

      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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    2. James Palmer‏ @BeijingPalmer Apr 10

      only met him a few times but he was a good friend to my dad for nearly four decades. general impressions: bright, interested in the world, often very bored with his job, massive blind spots, and a sense of humor that was basically that of a naval officer's mess in 1950.

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      James Palmer‏ @BeijingPalmer Apr 10

      the best thing about knowing a royal is they really are a money machine for any NGO; you can stick them on an event and up the ticket prices.

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        1. James Palmer‏ @BeijingPalmer Apr 10

          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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        1. Andrea Matranga‏ @andreamatranga Apr 10
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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-royalist

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        2. James Palmer‏ @BeijingPalmer Apr 10
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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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