Re: Prince Philip Has Died
Originally Posted by
carol
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I feel sorry for the family too but it's nothing like when Diana died.
The Duke died peacefully & Diana died violently. He was old & she was young.
I never saw the Duke show compassion to anybody - Diana was full of it..
He was the Queens rock and I feel so sad for her..
I heard somewhere that he's going to his funeral on the back of a Range Rover!!
Apparently he often showed kindness, I have been listening to some of the stories about what he did.
One man mentioned that it was cold but the hole in his boot, that let cold water in, was his only complaint.
Apparently the Duke found out where the man was staying & what size shoes he wore, and the following morning a pair of wellingtons were delivered to where the man was staying.
On another occasion, when visiting with the queen, he saw 2 little boys crying because they were not close enough to the queen, to give her some flowers.
He told them they could & had them lifted from the crowd so they could go to the queen. Both children had vivid memories of that!
There are lots of lovely stories about his kindness, but sadly we all listen to what the papers said, and small kind acts don't sell papers !