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Prince Phillip retiring - any memories?


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womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Saw him last year at a DOE ceremony, he strode in,

> unaided, chatted with our sons and daughters, and

> came to talk to guests. He was impressive. Knew

> his stuff.


How many people are permitted to accompany a recipient of a Gold DoE at Buck House?

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Milan05 Wrote:

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> womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> > Saw him last year at a DOE ceremony, he strode

> in,

> > unaided, chatted with our sons and daughters,

> and

> > came to talk to guests. He was impressive. Knew

> > his stuff.

>

> How many people are permitted to accompany a

> recipient of a Gold DoE at Buck House?


Only one it seems - to St James's anyway.


"We invite as many Award recipients as possible to attend a presentation at St James?s Palace. As space in the State Apartments is limited you are only able to bring one personal guest, who must be over the age of 16."


http://www.dofe.info/go/londongapinfo/#Pre_invitation

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rendelharris Wrote:

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> Borky Wrote:

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> > I think I will depart now.

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> > It is quote shocking how uninspired the

> responses

> > are these days.

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> "These days"? You've only been on here since last September!



Probably a well-known multi-poster-reincarnate...

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Thanks John.



ohnL Wrote:

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> Milan05 Wrote:

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> > womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> > -----Thanks John.

> > > Saw him last year at a DOE ceremony, he

> strode

> > in,

> > > unaided, chatted with our sons and daughters,

> > and

> > > came to talk to guests. He was impressive.

> Knew

> > > his stuff.

> >

> > How many people are permitted to accompany a

> > recipient of a Gold DoE at Buck House?

>

> Only one it seems - to St James's anyway.

>

> "We invite as many Award recipients as possible to

> attend a presentation at St James?s Palace. As

> space in the State Apartments is limited you are

> only able to bring one personal guest, who must be

> over the age of 16."

>

> http://www.dofe.info/go/londongapinfo/#Pre_invitat

> ion

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red devil Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

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> > > I think I will depart now.

> > >

> > > It is quote shocking how uninspired the

> > responses

> > > are these days.

> >

> > "These days"? You've only been on here since

> last September!

>

> Probably a well-known multi-poster-reincarnate...


And one that rhymes with the current name, I'd guess.

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I rather like his sense of humour and that he uses it to deal with what must be pretty tedious activities (not Sn, sorry, Borky: Prince Philip). He's spent his whole life getting on with what has to be done, apparently not worrying too much how sections of the media may spin it, and accepting the limitations his role has imposed on him, such as not being able to give his own children his surname, his family's exile from Greece and his mother's mental illness.
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red devil Wrote:

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> Probably a well-known multi-poster-reincarnate...


Yes. Reminds me of a former poster, with a username that sounded very similar to this one. Although this latest one is more like a crude parody of the original.

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I was lucky enough to attend Buckingham Palace presentation last may, and it was only one guest on the invitation. However, and I'm not sure if this was because it was the Diamond jubilee year, my husband was also allowed to attend, as he signed up to complete a Diamond Challenge.
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red devil Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

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> > Borky Wrote:

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> > -----

> > > I think I will depart now.

> > >

> > > It is quote shocking how uninspired the

> > responses

> > > are these days.

> >

> > "These days"? You've only been on here since

> last September!

>

>

> Probably a well-known multi-poster-reincarnate...


Yeahhhhh, borky's back!

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