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PamelaJ1 Fri 20-Jul-18 17:45:57

Rumour has it that he is very very unwell.
Has anyone heard anything?

gillybob Sat 21-Jul-18 14:13:27

Well he seemed fine in the Crown and Anchor the other night . Playing darts and chatting the barmaids up . He even polished off one of Betty’s hotpots . wink

Anniebach Sat 21-Jul-18 14:08:13

I hope he can get to Balmoral, the family loved it there

sodapop Sat 21-Jul-18 13:58:33

That's right MiniMoon he has supported the Queen all her long reign, he looks frail now as expected at his age. I gather he still has a sharp tongue. Hope he enjoys a period of retirement at least.

MiniMoon Sat 21-Jul-18 13:45:30

The Queen has gone to Balmoral, but can't stay in the castle yet as open season for the public is not quite over. She is staying in one of the estate lodges until then. Prince Philip has not accompanied her. Perhaps he will join them when they move into the castle.
He is a very old man, he was 97 on his birthday in June, and looks increasingly frail in the latest photos of the Royal Family. God bless him, he has been a solid support for the Queen.

SueDonim Sat 21-Jul-18 12:20:13

The queen is at Balmoral now, as I understand it.

Anniebach Sat 21-Jul-18 10:06:44

He is the queens consort, there is bound to be concern/curiosity for the man.

Balmoral will give some sort of answer .

Nonnie Sat 21-Jul-18 10:03:23

Leave him alone! Not sure I mean that because of course he is an old man but can we just care about him instead of speculating?

merlotgran Sat 21-Jul-18 09:59:35

This used to happen with the Queen Mum. He's probably fine and enjoying the peace and quiet of whichever house he's retired to at Sandringham

I wonder if he'll go to Balmoral?

Mamissimo Sat 21-Jul-18 09:04:02

If Prince Phillip was in a care home we would all have heard about it by now.....he would have sworn at the staff, lost his temper, absconded....set up a board to run it better, flirted with the nurses....it would be all over the red tops!

The Daily Fail explains quite nicely that he’s simply retired and his wife has carried on working. Normal, simples..

OldMeg Sat 21-Jul-18 08:58:22

Poor old man.

Anniebach Sat 21-Jul-18 08:56:31

I think given their ages queenie is prepared for this possibility . If she is widowed the crown will come first as it has always done.

The press will be waiting to see if Phillip goes to Balmoral this summer, this will be show more than any column in a news paper how things are

Blinko Sat 21-Jul-18 08:32:58

Poor both of them. They've been together for so long now. Very sad. I shall miss his personal take on the various royal tours.

Anniebach Sat 21-Jul-18 08:26:01

Poor man

M0nica Fri 20-Jul-18 23:41:40

Why on earth would he go into a care home of any kind when he can stay home with all the support, personal and medical that he could possibly require.

annodomini Fri 20-Jul-18 20:07:36

If it's in the Mail it must be true, so obviously he has his own private 'care home' - no doubt with a full staff on hand for care and nursing as required.

Jalima1108 Fri 20-Jul-18 19:43:44

I think I read that he had moved into some kind of care home a while ago. Somewhere near Windsor?
I expect he will be somewhere very private, not a care home.

He was somewhere on the Sandringham Estate not long ago - Wood Farm I believe.

Anniebach Fri 20-Jul-18 19:26:48

He wouldn’t be in a care home

Fennel Fri 20-Jul-18 19:24:44

Yes it's Sandringham:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5048537/Prince-Philip-s-different-new-life-retired-royal.html

petra Fri 20-Jul-18 19:23:36

I saw a rumour on FB this afternoon.
Fennel
He moved into one of their own lodges on the Windsor estate.

BlueBelle Fri 20-Jul-18 19:21:20

Well we re no further forward I thought I read that he’d been left at Sandringham to be looked after
I doubt he d go into a care they ve got the money to care for him at one of their palaces

PamelaJ1 Fri 20-Jul-18 19:14:26

Annsixty, Maybe thats where the rumour has come from?

Fennel Fri 20-Jul-18 19:08:35

I think I read that he had moved into some kind of care home a while ago. Somewhere near Windsor?

annsixty Fri 20-Jul-18 18:53:56

An item on Google news today set out what will happen when he dies.
I thought it tasteless and macabre.

Eilyann70 Fri 20-Jul-18 18:53:11

I heard that he attended the wedding with a broken rib!

PamelaJ1 Fri 20-Jul-18 18:37:33

Apparently there is a thread on twitter that suggests he has died.
However I think he has died a few times before so maybe just fake news.