i'm joined now by culture reporter robin merrill robin you've had dealings with a lot of the royals have you met prince philip personally. i actually use one of the few i didn't meet personally but on the other hand he has heard me my singing voice unfortunately because i used to be in and played for a lot of royal occasions and he was near the number of. people who did meet him and say he was actually very easy to deal with he didn't suffer fools gladly but he always had something to say to people that eat which which helps a great deal and i think it's been mentioned a lot but 73 years as a prince consul it is extraordinary it's an impossible job and indeed very difficult for what who man who was a very masculine man if you like be very old school but he did have this juice service that was only supposed by the queen. there now you mentioned that being old school they have a difficult what do you make of him as a man. like tonight she was a very divisive character and amusing withering curable sense of humor and in this age of political correctness he was of course famous for some of h

and for more we're now joined by culture reporter robin at merrill robin great to see you there what do you think will be prince philip's lasting legacy. well i think a legacy and a life for this whole to queen and country if you think 73 is in a very difficult role of number 2 you know the. number 2 anyway playing 2nd fiddle to his wife which was difficult for him because he was quite a guy. he once said his job was. first 2nd to last to never let her down and indeed in most of these areas in public he never did let. the other great legacies of course the juco better wallace team which he starts it. way back in 1956 actually it's all about connecting young people with nature and the outdoors he was an environmentalist before his time and it continues to this day it gives young people self-reliance it gives them recess bolts ability and it belief in serving the community and will continue to do so waves of the future how has the queen it been fairing because he has as you said been such a rock for her and what must be quite a lonely role at times. absolutely awful stupid. at this ver

only a solo figure but robin merrill let's talk about some of the other of the 30 guests who were there who stuck out to t.v. well. what is interesting is that the duke of gloucester and the duke of kent were both but not with the duchess is not the duchess is well and rather sadly actually i thought the. private secretary of prince the duke of edinburgh could be that either they could be there because the prince really wanted very much to have some members of his german family there is a number of reasons for this firstly one has to say that he was very closely connected to them his 4 sisters all married germans he is actually descendent also from the schleswig-holstein borg look sport family are straight economy from germany way back his sister mary jones and when he married none of his sisters were about it his wedding he married in 1947 we want very friendly the brits were very friendly with germany about point companies. his sisters were allowed a coronation they want allowed his wedding and i'm absolutely sure he insisted to have members of the family at his funeral what he didn't

i'm joined now by culture reporter robin merrill robin that what do you think that prince philip's legacy will be i think in a number of things i think 1st of all this extraordinary life of service as an example to up assuming 73 years as prince council which is kind of impossible task as you always know the 2 and in his case he is very much a masculine man very old school and having to be a step behind the queen must be difficult for him he did once say he was 1st 2nd and last he never wants to lessen it down and he damage it the the other legacy of course is this fabulous. juke of edinburgh awards awards seeing that he started way back in 1956 he was a an environmentalist before his time really the i mean because this was all about young people. with nature working with nature in the outdoors and it was it's a scheme that will drive and will continue for many years to come. and he's also being quite a fine figure it couldn't tell us a bit more about that. well he certainly has. had an insurer will says affair which got him into trouble i should mention that he . is starting life was une

and for more we're now joined by culture reporter robin at merrill robin great to see you there what do you think will be prince philip's lasting legacy. well i think a legacy and a life for this whole to queen and country if you think 73 is in a very difficult role of number 2 you know this. number 2 anyway playing 2nd fiddle to his wife which was difficult for him because he was quite a guy. he once said his job was. first 2nd to last to never let her down and indeed in most of these areas in public he never did let. the other great legacy is of course the wallace team which he starts it. way back in 1956. it's all about connecting young people with nature and the outdoors he was an environmentalist force time and it continues to this day it gives young people self-reliance it gives them recess bolts ability and it belief in serving the community and will continue to do so waves of the future how has the queen been fairing because he has as you said been such a rock for her in what must be quite a lonely role at times. absolutely awful stupid. at this very difficult time because. i

robin merrill and windsor we have shown that to chelsea to let's start with you charlotte to show you the ceremony was very much pared down magnificent nonetheless absolutely and the crowd that were assembled outside windsor caso watching keenly at the service that was under way clearly stream the moving parts he that image which i'm sure will talk about over and over again in the coming hours if the queen sitting alone now with a 73 years she had fit by head science philip prince philip the longest serving british consulate now due to coronavirus restriction social distancing inside the chapel she was sitting that alone because of course silence not just here but around the country for the minute's silence at these stunts all of the ceremony people here paying their respects to the prince who has many particularly the older generation is is much longer people paying their respects valuing thinking all of his sense of humor in particular his trademark chon sometimes of course more controversial comments some gaffes he was never going to make indeed the prime minister in his tributes.

and for more we're now joined by culture reporter robin at merrill robin great to see you there what do you think will be prince philip's lasting legacy. well i think a legacy of a life for some is supposed to queen and country if you think 73 is you know a very difficult role of number 2 you know this. number 2 anyway playing 2nd fiddle to his wife which was difficult for him because he was quite a guy. he once said his job was. first 2nd to last to never let down and indeed in most of these areas in public he never did. the other great legacies of course the wallace team which he starts it. way back in 1956. it's all about connecting young people with nature and the outdoors he was an environmentalist before his time and it continues to this day it gives young people self-reliance it gives them recess pulse ability and it belief in serving the community and will continue to do so waves of future how has the queen it been fairing because he has as you said been such a rock for her and what must be quite a lonely role at times. absolutely awful stupid for this very difficult time bec

only a solo figure but robin merrill let's talk about some of the other of the 30 guests who were there who stuck out to tell you well. what is interesting is that the duke of gloucester and the duke of kent were both but not with the duchess is not the duchess well and roll.

and for more we're now joined by culture reporter robin at merrill robin great to see you there what do you think will be prince philip's lasting legacy. well i think him a legacy and.