‘The mind cannot absorb what the backside cannot endure’. The Duke of Edinburgh was well-known for his pithy, sometimes caustic, one-liners. And with this one we heartily agree! Anyone obliged to listen to thousands of speeches must feel the same! It sounds as if the funeral he has planned for himself is set to mirror his no-nonsense approach. Do we mourn his passing? How could we? Our picture of the Duke has depended on media representations of his life – news, documentari