Californian Reacts | The Duke of Edinburgh Dies: A look back at Prince Philip's life

[@BobbieRockyBuster1415]

I'm English and not until his sad death did I get to realise how special the man was,his devotion to my beloved Queen and everything that he did for this country was truly underrated,RIP Sir you will never be forgotten

[@Anna-fy4bh]

He personified duty, honour and dedication to his country and family

[@janehenry3206]

This documentary misses a lot of his early life which was very sad and lonely. He was in 30's Germany and thought the Nazis were ridiculous and nearly got in to a lot of trouble for laughing every time he saw the Nazi salute. He led a nomadic life and used to put 'no fixed abode as his address. He was an amazing man, he did our Queen and nation proud.

[@tmac160]

He was a great man and he proved it over many years at the side of Her Majesty. He deserved a better tribute than this from SkyNews. Feigned praise and negatives. Just an observation from an old man (me) who has been here for the entirety of his marriage to the queen. He was more than a good man. Love your enthusiasm 😉

[@davidhoward2487]

Princess Elizabeth was only 13 years old..but she fell for Philip, he was 18 years old..Her love never changed...Nor his no matter what the Press tried to imply!

[@johntomlinson6849]

You asked so I can tell you that I was at the Jubilee concert on the Mall in 2012 with my sister, brother-in-law and younger nephew. A brilliant night! We were about 2/3rds of the way down the Mall next to Carlton House Terrace so well away from the front of the palace but there were very large screens placed so that we could see everything and the atmosphere was superb. We didn't realise Philip was in hospital until it was announced on stage. A brilliant evening. Watch Grace Jones's performance elsewhere on youtube. Everyone, even the older ones, thought she was great!

[@sandraback7809]

Thank you for doing this. We had a family event party in the garden during Prince Philip’ s funeral. Being older generation, we kept popping in to watch it on the television. Ended up popping into our bedroom for a good sob. I find it difficult to explain our attachment to our Queen and her husband, Prince Philip. HM must be hollowed out at losing the love of her life and someone who supported her for so many decades. Have to admit I will be in bits when our Queen passes.

[@MsPinkwolf]

It will be a sad day.

[@BobbieRockyBuster1415]

I've got a framed picture of our beloved Queen on my living room wall and I salute it all the time,I'm a horse racing fan and whenever I have a bet on a race that involves a horse owned by Her Majesty,even if mine is involved in a head to head race to the finishing line I know I can't lose my horse either wins or comes second to my Queens horse, God save the Queen

[@BobbieRockyBuster1415]

I'm late with this reply but I too will be heartbroken when Her Majesty passes,I've got a framed picture of the Queen on my living room wall and salute it almost every day

[@seamuslannon6972]

Fuck the queen will get pissed when the old bat dies that's for sure!!

[@darrena5384]

I did my Duke Of Edinburgh award in school (I got the silver award) and is just one of the many things I am thankful to him for!

[@justme1111]

You should look into the duke of Edinburgh awards it's down played in this video, it's truly a big deal and a great achievement and is still going strong today

[@johnnybeer3770]

He was a great man who did so much good , he will be sadly missed but has left a great legacy .🇬🇧

[@juliarabbitts1595]

The Queen was known to be a very serious child, and very organised; all her toy horses were always kept in order by size. This film doesn’t mention that he lost a sister in an air crash before the war and at 14 had to be the principal mourner at her funeral, nor that his mother spent the War in occupied Athens (sheltering a Jewish family) while his brothers-in-law were all in the German forces, as a result only his mother came to his wedding or the coronation. His father died in a hotel in the South of France during he war, he went quietly years later to collect his things.

[@Ariadne-cg4cq]

@juliarabbitts1595. Reading your comment reminded me of a YT clip I saw a few years ago of Prince Philip aged about 15 walking alone behind his sister’s coffin through the streets of Berlin while the crowds lining the streets were giving the Nazi salute and shouting Heil Hitler. A lone figure honouring his sister despite the political situation. It takes a lot of courage for a teenager to do that but he did it because in his mind it was the right and honourable thing to do for his sister who was killed in an air crash. In addition it was discovered years later that his mother did not suffer from schizophrenia at all but there problem was that she was profoundly deaf but at the time her rather bizarre behaviour and what appeared to be an inability to comprehend some things was interpreted as a mental illness and was confined to a sanatorium in Switzerland for several years.

[@hughfranklin4002]

His royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh was a great man and supported our Queen unstintingly.

[@Jawa1604]

He was an amazing man who packed so much into his life. He had a very nomadic childhood. His favourite sister, her husband and children all died in a plane crash when he was a teenager. All his sister's married Germans; some of whom became Nazi's so they were not invited to his wedding which saddened him, He always wore a signet ring which belonged to his father and was inherited after his death and Philip's mother became a Nun and hid a Jewish family in Greece during the war. In Russia, when they discovered the remains of the last Tsar and his family Philip's DNA was used (As well as other's) to confirm it was them. He was heavily involved with the re-design of the damaged areas of Windsor Castle after the fire and he was also the ranger of the park at Windsor, which is no small task. He was into carriage driving as a sport and helped to found the rules. One thing I found very moving at his funeral was the his carriage was part of the procession and placed on it were some of his belongings. He also designed a Land Rover for carrying his coffin. He was very interested in science, conservation, philosophy, art and technology. He had a pilots licence. He fought to have the Queen's coronation televised. He turned putting people at their ease into an artform and was apparently very good at the BBQ and hated compliments.

[@Diamondmine212]

Yes his was in the navy and served with honour in several sea battles. .

[@Westcountrynordic]

The taking of black clothes started after the queen flew back from Kenya without a black dress and one of her ladies in waiting had to rush a dress on board for her to change into before she got off the plane.

[@gc3847]

Refreshing ,for an older person like me ,to find a non -dismissive commentary and a genuine inquisitive attitude to some-one who played his part in my countries history . It shows quality .

[@mrgrumpy6408]

He was a true leader, may he rest in peace.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

After their marriage and before they had children ,when Prince Philip was stationed in Malta the Queen was just another service wife and said later how much she loved the time there. She had fond memories of the house they rented and was occasionally able to see it ,if state duties took them there .But I believe on her last visit the house was pretty derelict.

[@californianreacts]

I've learned more about Prince Philip in this video than I have ever known before, and I'm happy for it! A great man with a full life doing so much good for himself, his family, his country, and the world. Hope you learn something as well!

[@neilgayleard3842]

His country?

[@davidhoward2487]

@@neilgayleard3842 Don't be obtuse...

[@justme1111]

He pretty much invented carriage racing as a sport after he had to stop playing polo was a founder and President of the world wildlife fund amongst many other great things he did but for me the duke of Edinburgh awards are incredible

[@bobbyboko6317]

He was stationed at HMS Royal Arthur in Corsham where I live when his engagement was anounced, used to play Darts in the local pub.

[@KusherK_]

Got my Gold D of E award, Best thing i ever did. Thank you Philip!

[@phillee2814]

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is fondly remembered and was much loved, and was really the core of royal family life as is mentioned in the video. I (like many of around my age) was named after him. His role was very difficult, but he fulfilled everything duty required of him throughout his long life and Her Majesty will find life even more difficult without him by her side, supporting her and often making himself a target to draw attention from her when things have been difficult, and would have been entirely willing to assist more in royal duties if protocol allowed. The load he could take off her, he did, while creating a huge additional load on himself, setting an example to his family and millions of young people throughout the commonwealth. I think it is largely through his example that we can look forward to Charles and William becoming good monarchs in their turn when it comes - although I do hope it is not for a few more years yet. I did get to meet Wills when he landed a helicopter in front of my house - a tight space - when he was working for East Anglian Air Ambulance as a pilot, during which time he re-donated his entire salary to the trust which operates the service. He'd wanted to waive the salary, but had to be on the payroll to be on the insurance, apparently. So he just gave it all back. I only fly fixed-wing but know enough about helicopters to know what a tricky spot that is - overhead wires, trees, and winds swirling over nearby buildings, with a perilously small landing space. He heard me admiring the approach/landing (pointing out the difficulties to my wife) and recognised a fellow (though much less qualified or experienced, we all seem to share an arm-waving way of describing flying stuff) pilot and invited me to approach for a chat and a look at "office" (police were in attendance as well, and keeping people back, so it was a rare privilege). Just 10 minutes or so, but he certainly came across as a very down-to-earth chap. I addressed him formally when he first approached and got an immediate "call me Wills" in return and he asked my name - which I told him. "Oh, that's grandpapa's name!" he said. "I know, I was named after him", and we had a chuckle at that. I asked him if he wanted to know something even funnier, and he told me to go ahead. So I told him my middle name and he doubled over laughing. It's William. "Well, I suppose I must be named after you", he said (clearly not, but great humour and quick-witted). I can confirm from the conversation with him that there was no resentment on his part at being "made" to walk behind his mother's coffin - he was just nervous about doing it, and Prince Philip offered support if he did so. Oh, and his departure was even more impressive - flying backwards on exactly the reverse of his approach until he'd gained enough altitude to turn and transition to normal flight. Sadly, it was a wasted trip for the chopper, and one for the Coroner. But I suppose I can say that I'm on first-name terms with our future king.

[@lindylou6864]

There’s a story that The Queen didn’t have any black clothes with her on the trip and some were found for her to change into long the journey. But they forgot the gloves and she had to borrow a black pair from someone in the entourage before stepping off the plane. Hence they do carry a set of black clothing on trips, now.

[@archiebald4717]

A good man, gave his full support to the Queen.

[@c4715]

Ah what a great man. I was so sad when he died.

[@nicksykes4575]

He was one of the founders, and a former president of the World Wildlife Fund.

[@lv4eva1]

I think you might enjoy watching the Queens speeches at Christmas and also her special speeches when COVID started and the COD26 speech

[@maralynrigby9157]

I think, the measure of a person, is how they treat their parents. Prince Philip loved his father and mother. When his mother grew old, he took her to live with him and the royal family and was never embarrassed by her illness, indeed, he always looked proud to be with her. In her later years he gave her a family life. This was an example of his practicality... William and Harry both support mental health charities...Philip lived it...

[@Tom-bs1em]

As you can see at 6:06 he mentions the brigade of guards or ‘queens guard’ they were typically the posher officers of the british armed forces. You should also react to his funeral! It was very moving and interesting. He was a great man.

[@alisonrandall3039]

Prince Philips mum was Princes Alice of Battenberg. She was Queen Victoria’s great granddaughter. This make Prince Philip and the Queen cousins. Princes Alice was born hard of hearing.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

During the war, Princess Elizabeth became a motor mechanic. Years later, she tricked some misogynist middle Eastern dictator into being driven round the grounds with her at the wheel, at a considerable speed, to make a point about whether women could drive. It's stuff like this is why we like our Royal family. They get the joke.

[@liamdancer8531]

i love this, very inspirational person.

[@martingregory9881]

Good reaction and glad you discovered some things you did not know about . We are very lucky to have a Royal Family such as the one we have and although there has always been a republican movement luckily it is nowhere near as big in number as the people who want to keep the RF .

[@charlestaylor3027]

On two islands of Vanuatu he was considered a god.

[@markbrown4127]

true

[@archiebald4717]

Tanna.

[@dlarge6502]

No, they don't worship him as a god. They think he is one of their people, reincarnated. During WW2 the natives learned of his existence when the allies used the island. They then linked him to an ancient story of one of their ancestral warriors, who was said to have traveled as a spirit to reincarnate as a powerful leader in a far away land. They believe that now his task is done his spirit will travel back to Tanna to return to its people.

[@Evasion381]

Prince Philip certainly had a interesting life, this skips over alot of the more interesting points in my opinion. Like his drunken father in Paris and how he was very close to a elder sister who married a Nazi Officer, She and her husband and kids died in a plane crash I think pre-war and he ended up in care of Lord Mountbatten which is how he came to the UK

[@keithorbell8946]

The requirement for the Royal family to travel with at least one outfit suitable for mourning comes from when the Queen was informed of her father’s death, they had no mourning clothes in their luggage.

[@glastonbury4304]

Great man 👍

[@laurabel1724]

I don't know if it's true but Prince Philip had cute little names for the Queen like my little cabbage or Lilibet.

[@paulharvey9149]

Are you aware of who the unlabeled speakers are? The lady in black, who appears at 3.07 and elsewhere, is his daughter, Princess Anne, who is normally styled HRH The Princess Royal: while his youngest son, Prince Edward (HRH The Earl of Wessex) and his wife appear later (together, at 17.04 and individually, elsewhere). Prince Edward took over as President of his father's Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme several years before he died; and assuming the Queen's wishes are upheld, the title "Duke of Edinburgh" will be re-created for him after her death.

[@Diamondmine212]

This was the reason that when aboard they always travel with a case of black clothes. When the new Queen landed back in England she had to wait onboard until her dresser could bring her the mourning clothes.

[@bobbydazzler9482]

a real man

[@Cobalt-Jester]

The fire repairs were paid for by the public. The Queen opened up parts of the palace and other homes to tourists. The money from that covered the repairs. I think.

[@Jay92925]

Prince Philip was a loveable rascal

[@fightbacktohealth9625]

The Duke was the first President of WWF-UK from its foundation in 1961 to 1982, and President of WWF-International from 1981 to 1996.

[@angelapuricelli-fenlon1190]

Prince Philip had a very Royal lineage, Great Grandchild to Queen Victoria. When they finally found the bones of the last Czar of Russia and his family, they took a DNA sample from Prince Philip to confirm their identity.

[@markthomas2577]

We don't see Prince Edward and Princess Anne much these days

[@xhogun8578]

Prince Edwards doing more since the Duke died. Princess Anne has always been one if not the hardest working royal.

[@Lotsielots]

Edward and Sophie have actually really stepped up their work in public significantly. They are working alongside William and Catherine to keep things going with the Queens health being more delicate and her having to reduce engagements and H &M having left.

[@Lotsielots]

And Princess Anne has long been the Royal with the most public engagements in each year. She never stops.

[@Jamie_D]

First comment and like, hey man :)

[@californianreacts]

Hello, Jamie! Hope you're having a wonderful day :)

[@markgrant1176]

Let's don't forget Philip and Elizabeth are 3rd cousins.

[@Medcanuk]

Little tip from a English person. Should have taken off your hat while reacting to our queen and prince :p

[@7lillie]

What they're getting at is that she was a child, 13 years old and he was 18 years old!

[@casperwallace9685]

You do realise, your only getting the good parts right. Not the affairs, the parties with other women in one of the many houses they had. The Queen monitoring how much he was drinking in these little get togethers in other houses. The belief he thought he would be King and was very angry when he found out he had to walk behind her. That he was furious his own children wouldn't get his surname, which is why Harry put his surname as a middle name for one of his kids. Then you have a whole side of their family who are married to Nazis...........Whole different side to Royals. Don't be too dazzled with the Gold coaches.

[@charleswatson1093]

@Casper Wallace You do like your scandal gossip, don't you? He never believed that he would be King, and was "very angry when he found out...". The same applies to surnames. You're implying that the man was ignorant or stupid. He was definitely neither.

[@timglennon6814]

I’ve given you a like, but I didn’t watch the video. Sorry. I can’t stand anything to do with our royal family.

[@ffotograffydd]

What a daft comment.

[@davidhoward2487]

@@ffotograffydd He just had to put his two cents worth in..

[@ffotograffydd]

Still a daft comment though! How can he object to, or even have an opinion about, a video he hasn’t even watched?

[@teviottilehurst]

Yep, husband of our unelected head of state.

[@wellingboroughanddistrictu3a]

Because elected Heads of State are always so great! (Sarcasm in case it's not obvious). As for Philip himself, he walked behind the coffin at the funeral of one of his sisters and her entire family when he was only 16. I think he found it helped him through the grieving process and assumed it would be the same for William. I think this was perhaps a weakness on his part, an assumption that everyone reacted the same way he did and what he had found helped him, would also help them, without considering their individual personality and prior experiences.

[@teviottilehurst]

@@wellingboroughanddistrictu3a but we can vote out elected head of states that aren't so great. King Charles is what we have to look forward to.

[@wellingboroughanddistrictu3a]

@@teviottilehurst I happen to think Prince Charles will make a perfectly acceptable King. When Victoria died, there was pretty much the same reaction to Edward VII as king, and he turned out OK. As for voting out elected Heads of State, depends on the constitution of the nation in question. In some you only get the opportunity once every 7 years or so.

[@ffotograffydd]

I’d rather have King Charles III (though he’s likely to use a different name) than President Boris Johnson.

[@wellingboroughanddistrictu3a]

@@ffotograffydd Hear, hear! Same goes for any politician. This is one issue with elected Heads of State. If they are also Head of Government (as in the USA or France), then how can they credibly represent the nation at things like Remembrance Day when a significant minority of the population actively voted against them? Likewise, if they're not also the Head of Government, then their job is to rubberstamp laws passed by Parliament and cut the ribbon when a new Community Centre is opened, and who the hell cares enough to vote for someone to do that? Can anyone here name the President of Germany without Googling it, for instance (I bet a lot of Germans couldn't tell you).

[@nigellusby8256]

You commented on the fact that the royalty always ensure they have black clothes just in case... The death of George VI is what established this... The new Queen arrived back in UK, but had no appropriate clothes, so they had to be rushed to the plane on the tarmac, so she could change. The public were kept waiting for about 30 mins before she appeared.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

It's funny when they say that he was always by her side. That's demonstrably just not true. He never once broke protocol and always remained just 1 step behind her. He's said many times that she is his Queen first and wife second. I'm pretty sure that his being side by side is said as a figuratively phrase rather than literally

[@davidhoward5392]

A Royal Naval man till he the end...