‘Stay away’ warnings swept aside by mourners who would not be deterred from ‘duty’ to Prince Philip
Streets in Windsor blocked off for safety reasons, while Duke of Edinburgh’s ‘inspirational’ life is remembered in church services around UK
11 April 2021 • 8:40pm
No one was meant to be there. Signs around Windsor called for restraint among the public grieving for Prince Philip, asking people to “not gather at royal residences”.
But by lunchtime yesterday, so many people had come to lay flowers for the Duke of Edinburgh that Castle Hill, the street leading to Windsor Castle, had to be blocked off for safety. “There were just too many vehicles and too many people”, said a staff member. “It was too dangerous – we had a few near misses this morning.”