Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh is 97 years old.
He has been consort to the Queen throughout the entirety of her reign of 66 years.
What will happen when the legendary figure within the British Monarchy passes on?
Hello and welcome back to the Most Amazing channel on the internet.
I am your host, Rebecca Felgate and we are talking about the Top 10 things that will
happen when Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Philip Dies….a topic that is discussed more and
more these days.
Before we get into this video I just want to ask you who your favourite royal is - mine
is the Late Princess Margaret.
Okay
10 - Royals Prepared Before the general public are alerted to the
death of Prince Philip, the Royal family will be alerted.
The Queen, of course, would be the first to know.
The course of action would vary depending on if he died in hospital or at home and which
of the royal properties Philip died at – he famously hates Buckingham Palace, although
does spend time there when he has to.
Similarly the course of action would depend on whether or not his death was expected or
unexpected.
If expected, his family would be around him.
If unexpected, it is likely those away would make travel plans to return and the Queen
and Philip’s children, Heir Apparent Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Edward would
head to be by their mothers side throughout this heartbreaking time for her.
9 – The BBC would Break The News It is speculated The BBC would be the first
to confirm the news.
If Prince Philip died overnight, the world would find out via an announcement on the
BBC at 8 in the morning, which would mean that most people would be awake and on their
way to school or work if it were a week day.
From the BBCs announcement, I imagine that Clarence House would release a public statement
and other world media would cover the story.
The news would be pretty huge in the UK, where Philip is both notorious and loved.
While the news wont be as big across the world as it is in the UK and commonwealth countries,
it will still be discussed and I imagine the Queen will receive an outpouring of condolence
messages from other world leaders.
Later on in the day, I imagine the Prime Minister would make a statement.
8 - Flags Would be Flown at Half Mast The death of the King consort is a time for
national mourning and all British flags would be flown at half mast across the country and
at embassies across the world.
The only flag that would not be flown at half mast would be that at Buckingham Palace which
represents the monarchy so must remain continuous.
7 - Lay at St James Palace Prince Philip does not want a state funeral,
even though as consort to the queen he is entitled to one.
Instead of laying in state at Westminster Abby, something Philip has previously referred
to as “a fuss” he will lay at St James Palace in London for a week, but only his
family and close friends will be able to view his body.
The public will not be able to pay their respects.
6 - Funeral As I said, Prince Philip is not expected to
have a state funeral, which he is entitled to but does not wish for.
A state funeral is a large scale national occasion characterized by the use of a gun
carriage and a procession of military bands.
The last state funeral the UK saw was that of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 and the next
is likely to be the Queen’s herself.
Philip doesn’t want all the fuss – so his funeral will likely be a small affair
at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
It would most likely be attended by the heads of Sate from Common Wealth Countries, so Justin
Trudeau of Canada and Scott Morrison of Australia.
There would be a small amount of press coverage – although I imagine the UK press would
be respectful at this time.
5 - Buried at Windsor Castle Following the funeral, it is likely that Philip
will be buried in the grounds at Windsor Castle, specifically Frogmore Gardens.
This would also likely mean that the Queen would be buried beside him there too when
she eventually passes on.
Both Prince Albert and Queen Victoria are buried in the gardens, too, so they would
be among good company.
There have been some renegade suggestions that Prince Philip might like to be buried
at sea because of his Navy background, but Frogmore Gardens seems far more likely!
4 - Heavily Eulogised In the following days following his funeral,
Prince Philip will be heavily eulogised and special memorial features will run on tv.
The man has so far lived 97 years, all of which have been pretty interesting, so there
will be a lot of ground to cover.
Perhaps there will be a segment remembering his greatest gaffes over the years…many
of us from the UK know that he made MANY over his time!
For example in 2003 he told the President of Nigeria, who was dressed in traditional
robes, "You look like you're ready for bed.”
– Of course there will be more serious memorials highlighting his work with the Royal Navy,
and of course some put together documentaries about the Prince’s enduring marriage to
the Queen.
Netflix’s the Crown will likely make comment and dedicate a forth coming episode to the
Prince – who’s antics are a focal point for much of the series.
3 - Eight Days of Mourning The Queen will enter a period of mourning
that will last 8 days.
During these 8 days she is unlikely to be seen by the public and no laws will be given
Royal Assent.
Any matter of state will be put on hold out of respect for the Queen’s official mourning.
Following that she is expected to continue a slightly laxer mourning period for 30 days,
after which she will return to public duty, no doubt with a very heavy heart.
If we venture back through history, Queen Victoria did not cope with the loss of her
husband well and fled to Balmoral Castle in Scotland for much of the rest of her life,
shifting the power hub of the country from London to the Highlands of Scotland.
It is not expected that our queen will take things the same way, and I am sure she will
find an occasion for her pastel suits once again.
That being said, after her husbands death, I am certain number 2 will happen….
2 - Queen Watch Queen Elizabeth has had her husband with her
throughout most of her life and the entirety of her reign.
They have been married since 1947…without him I imagine she will appear pretty lost,
hardy as she is.
Philip has been the constant in her life.
He was there for her through the death of her parents and her sister.
He has very much been her rock.
It is possible that soon after Philip dies, the Queen could pass away too – it often
happens that way with spouses.
I very much hope not, but at 92 herself, there may not be many more years until she is with
him again.
Finally
1 - His Legacy Will Live On – The Last Duke of Edinburgh?
Prince Phillip is the Duke of Edinburgh, and he is the third to hold that title.
The first was in Prince Frederick in 1926, the Second Victoria and Albert’s son, Alfred…and
third, Prince Phillip.
In the line of succession to inherit the title is his son Prince Charles, who is the Prince
of Wales.
Perhaps, with his impending Kinghood, the Queen would make Prince George, or Prince
Louis, Prince William’s sons, the next Duke of Edinburgh.
In the UK we have the Duke of Edinburgh Award – I imagine that will keep going in memorium
of Price Phillip.
Phillip has brought a lot to the crown, and in many ways been praised for modernising
it.
His legacy will likely go down alongside his wife’s in history.
So guys, what do you think will happen when Prince Philip dies?
Let me know?
It will be a sad day for the crown indeed but he will forever be remembered as a very
colourful character.
So, before we leave I want to read some comments from one of my most recent videos – also
Queen related we did the Top 10 Scary Queen Elizabeth Facts – which I did in collaboration
with Jack from Top 5!
We got an amazing comment from a person who’s aunt used to work for the Queen!
The One Unfeatured Person is now very much featured and this is what they had to say:
My aunt used to be the lady that wakes up the Queen and make her tea and make sure she
could find everything.
Yeah...
One day William walked in and the Queen said, “William!
This is Mandy I have been telling you about.”
and my aunty started crying because William shook her hand and thanked her.
She did get offered to get on the Royal Britannia, but seeing as terrorism was going on when
she worked there, she decided to quit and say her goodbyes.
The Queen was very nice about it and personally said goodbye.
I know no one cares, but I thought I’d say.?
Jordan 95 HD said This was a great video, guys!
I enjoyed Jack!
And I subscribed to his channel and turned on notifications!
God save the Queen!? - whaaay thanks Jordan!