I do not have many regrets in life but one of them is not having chosen ‘Eternal Father Strong to Save’ for my dear dad’s funeral. You see, like Prince Phillip, my dad was a navy man, albeit a lowly rating, I think they were called ‘able seamen’ then. Also very much like the Duke my dad was orphaned in childhood and then becoming a naval cadet at the age of 16, he felt he had found his ‘family’ at long last. Dad was so very proud of his navy years and we had a wonderful group of navy veterans bearing standards at his funeral 5 years ago.
Therefore, I shall be watching the last journey of the Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon and singing along to that wonderful hymn, thinking of my beloved dad.
Whatever you are doing this weekend, have a lovely one.
very best wishes,
Wendy x
