Old sailors...
As the Queen’s consort, Philip has been constantly at her side throughout her 60 year reign. And while we’re quick to jump on his reported inappropriate comments — which often turn out to be exaggerated stories — he rarely gets the praise he deserves for his tireless devotion to her, to the Commonwealth and to Canada.
In a review of the fleet in Halifax last year, he proudly wore the uniform of an Admiral in the Canadian Navy. He paused and chatted to naval vets. Like him, they served in dangerous waters in wartime, protecting convoys.
My favourite royal, or rather, a very close second to our dutiful monarch. I admire our no-nonsense, born on a kitchen table, Duke enormously. It was especially gratifying to see the Canadian government recently make him an Honorary Admiral and General of the Canadian Forces on his 90th birthday. No doubt, he would do without the "honorary" bit, for he is the nearest thing in this world to the real thing.
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