[Ammi]

...it isn’t a fake news thread to have said it was a rumour if it was a rumour, Arista...It might or might not be accurate but it’s a good faith thread...



...I hope that it is rumours and that Philip recovers...because of his age and who he is, he would always be taken to hospital for close observation so that’ll always provoke rumours and hopefull that’s all it is now...so a ‘fake thread’ would be a good thing../...better to be fake than real...

[Ammi]

...in this age of the Internet and social media and the speed of ‘rumours’ etc...(...I would think..)...that such an important and sad announcement would be made sooner, with very little delay...because something like this can’t be contained as it may have more been back in the day../...pre social media etc...but obviously there is no certainty of that ...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...it isn’t a fake news thread to have said it was a rumour if it was a rumour, Arista...It might or might not be accurate but it’s a good faith thread...



...I hope that it is rumours and that Philip recovers...because of his age and who he is, he would always be taken to hospital for close observation so that’ll always provoke rumours and hopefull that’s all it is now...so a ‘fake thread’ would be a good thing../...better to be fake than real...

Bollocks
It's a bunch of Morons on Twitter
having a laugh


Ideal for some posters

[Oliver_W]

That'd be really sad. I love the funny things he comes out with

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

That'd be really sad. I love the funny things he comes out with

Like what?

[Scarlett.]

According to BBC News, Prince Charles visited him in hospital today, current rules say family can only visit people on their deathbed/end of life care

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Scarlett.

According to BBC News, Prince Charles visited him in hospital today, current rules say family can only visit people on their deathbed/end of life care

Surely the rules would be bent for the royals anyway though

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Surely the rules would be bent for the royals anyway though

I would expect that to be so Niamh.

Prince Philip doesn't like having visitors, although Princess Anne visited, a few years ago when he was in.

Prince Charles was only there half an hour anyway.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Surely the rules would be bent for the royals anyway though

They shouldn't be bent, it makes a mockery of the sacrifices the rest of the country has had to make this past year.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Scarlett.

They shouldn't be bent, it makes a mockery of the sacrifices the rest of the country has had to make this past year.

It’s different now, which is why Twitter is going off, , close family can visit if there is a concern about the patient dying

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Scarlett.

They shouldn't be bent, it makes a mockery of the sacrifices the rest of the country has had to make this past year.

I agree with you 100% but you know different rules always apply to us peasants

[FaLaLaLand]

If the protocol/procedure is anything like what will happen when the Queen passes away then it’s quite the regime. Almost hour by hour precision in a specific order of what happens, who is notified etc.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

If the protocol/procedure is anything like what will happen when the Queen passes away then it’s quite the regime. Almost hour by hour precision in a specific order of what happens, who is notified etc.

Omg plot twist and it’s actually the queen who’s died

[user104658]

I mean he's 99... I'm afraid it's a fair bet that he's going to die pretty soon, and I just can't see how it would be surprising news. It's like when Captain Tom died. Yes, it's always sad when someone died, but there is an element of "Well no ****, the man was 100 years old".

[Jake.]

It’ll be sad when he goes but 99 is quite an age

[Good King Glennceslas]

Not a very nice one though. Isn’t he a vile racist?

[Gstar]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Not a very nice one though. Isn’t he a vile racist?

Not sure about racist (although I wouldn’t be surprised) however, he’s made a number of rude/disrespectful remarks that are always swept under the carpet because of who he is

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Gstar

Not sure about racist (although I wouldn’t be surprised) however, he’s made a number of rude/disrespectful remarks that are always swept under the carpet because of who he is

He’s 99... what 99 hasn’t said something rude/disrespectful before? He’s no different to every other 99 year old in that respect

We and you will have said things that will be considered rude and disrespectful in 30-50 years time right now, should we all just go ahead and kill ourselves and leave no one alive then? This is ridiculous

[bots]

there was a code word for the queen mother dying, because it implements particular protocols across government , palace and news agencies.

I remember when Diana died they were all prepared for it being the queen mother and had nothing in place for Diana

[Ammi]

...the more I think and look at pics of Charles when he left from visiting his father, the more I’m thinking more that ...’in good spirit’ and just precautionary etc isn’t how Philip is at all, I so hope that that isn’t the case at all and the observation of him is true to what has been reported...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

there was a code word for the queen mother dying, because it implements particular protocols across government , palace and news agencies.

I remember when Diana died they were all prepared for it being the queen mother and had nothing in place for Diana

I only know about these "bridge" code words because of the episode of The Crown where they thought Charles had died in an avalanche. I thought it was made up for the show TBH. Probbally is.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Seeing that people are talking about #forthbridgedown on Twitter which is apparently the code words for his death

Apparently it’s being announced at 10pm

No nothing


Code Words for Fools

[arista]

[Josy]

Hmm not sure about this tbh

About the forth bridge down stuff (I wasnt aware that was Phillips code words) but our forth road bridge was locked down by the emergency service and coastguard Friday night due to someone about to jump off not sure if just an odd coincidence though

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Josy

Hmm not sure about this tbh

About the forth bridge down stuff (I wasnt aware that was Phillips code words) but our forth road bridge was locked down by the emergency service and coastguard Friday night due to someone about to jump off not sure if just an odd coincidence though

That’s enough to send twitter into meltdown


A quick google

Customarily, the public is forewarned that a royal is on his or her deathbed via Palace bulletin, as was the case with Queen Victoria and George V, reports The Guardian.