Jim Pickens 3 Posted February 25, 2021 Surely them holding back on the news, means it’s going to be something important. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 25, 2021 Giving Andy over to the Feds Lizzie abdicating but saying she wants Will to succeed. Perhaps she got Phil to break the news hence Charlie's tears are because he's being passed over (Honestly would be surprised if it was anything truly interesting or important in the grand scheme of things) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 25, 2021 The last time I heard of an embargo, it was royal family related. However, it was just some photos which Buckingham Palace had shared with the newspapers first on the basis they wouldn't be shared until the embargo was listed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted February 25, 2021 Plenty of Covid stuff is embargoed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 25, 2021 Probably new pictures of one Williams kids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 25, 2021 Just now, DCI Frank Burnside said: Probably new pictures of one Williams kids Most likely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 25, 2021 50 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Plenty of Covid stuff is embargoed. Technically, we were both right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gelef29 3 Posted February 25, 2021 Because they were just rehearsing, or bc they were preparing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted February 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Gelef29 said: Because they were just rehearsing, or bc they were preparing? Probably both. Neither of which is surprising. Let me reiterate. HE’S FUCKING 99 YEARS OLD. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 25, 2021 Media outlets always have obits on certain high profile figures ready to go at a moments notice. Merely someone clicking the wrong button. Has happened with others plenty of times in the past 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Media outlets always have obits on certain high profile figures ready to go at a moments notice. Merely someone clicking the wrong button. Has happened with others plenty of times in the past Yep. It's a common practice. It's also common for them to be accidentally leaked. Common enough that there's a Wikipedia article for it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_premature_obituaries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted February 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Media outlets always have obits on certain high profile figures ready to go at a moments notice. Can confirm this as categorically so, used to work in the IT department of a well known one. They used to be updated on an irregular basis and more regular if the person concerned had a thread on here, OK, not the second part but when there was more reason to shall we say. Not that it was ever in doubt, common sense really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted February 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, ECG said: Yep. It's a common practice. It's also common for them to be accidentally leaked. Common enough that there's a Wikipedia article for it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_premature_obituaries Okay, so I clicked the list to entertain myself with this and the list just kept going. Man, has this happened way too many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 25, 2021 Given this weeks/10 days events I'd imagine it was a case of some details in Phil obit being tidied up/updated and someone hitting publish instead of draft when finished Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 25, 2021 35 minutes ago, Genfærd said: Okay, so I clicked the list to entertain myself with this and the list just kept going. Man, has this happened way too many times. Its one of my favourite Wiki articles. Whenever I feel like I've done a bad job of something, I turn to this list and rest in the knowledge that people have made much bigger cock-ups. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted February 26, 2021 11 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Given this weeks/10 days events I'd imagine it was a case of some details in Phil obit being tidied up/updated and someone hitting publish instead of draft when finished Back in 2008 when he was in hospital the Sun posted a link to his Obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 26, 2021 So heading for 2 weeks in hospital. Must be a big enough infection. Was he in that long that time he was in over Christmas a few years ago 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trickmilk 3 Posted February 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: So heading for 2 weeks in hospital. Must be a big enough infection. Was he in that long that time he was in over Christmas a few years ago I believe it was 4 days last time 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YouOnlyDieOnce 89 Posted February 26, 2021 He's probably having a whale of a time touching up all those nurses and asking them to pick his teddy up from the floor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 40 Posted February 26, 2021 Queen Elizabeth's youngest son Prince Edward lined up to take Duke of Edinburgh title https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/795639-queen-elizabeths-youngest-son-prince-edward-lined-up-to-take-duke-of-edinburgh-title Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted February 26, 2021 10 hours ago, Alex said: Queen Elizabeth's youngest son Prince Edward lined up to take Duke of Edinburgh title https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/795639-queen-elizabeths-youngest-son-prince-edward-lined-up-to-take-duke-of-edinburgh-title As discussed extensively on the previous two pages... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECG 32 Posted February 28, 2021 By the looks of things, Prince Philip will surpass two weeks in hospital with no hint of him leaving any time soon. Looking at where we are now, what do we expect to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
