Yesterday, the day of Prince Philip's funeral, The Sun published what I thought were some quite wonderful and carefully chosen "Letters to the Editor" that readers sent in. I think the memories these local folks have express who Prince Philip was to the Queen and so many people.
This is probably my favourite:
When the Duke was at a banquet in the far north, the server told him, “Keep your fork, Prince, there’s pie coming.”
I’ve often wondered whether he and the Queen had a good chuckle about that, later.
Erwin Flaig, an artist, lived in Inuvik in 1970. He went out for a solitary walk and met another solitary walker. The Duke got in step with Erwin, and they had a long chat as they wandered — no bodyguards in sight.
It must have been nice for the Duke to just be a normal person for a while.
Lorna Blake, Vancouver
