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However, the event has been significantly reduced in scale in order to comply with strict coronavirus guidelines and as such, there will be no public procession and there will be no public access.
Only 30 mourners, expected to include the Queen, the Duke s children, grandchildren and his private secretary, will attend.
The funeral will take place entirely within the grounds of Windsor Castle. It comes after the palace discouraged wellwishers from gathering outside royal residences to lay flowers.
A palace spokesperson said: “The occasion will still celebrate and recognise the Duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth.”
Service with a smile: Prince Philip puts Land Rover hearse at heart of funeral he designed himself
Ceremony for Duke of Edinburgh in Windsor next Saturday will be royal funeral like no other, and will only be attended by 30 family members
10 April 2021 • 9:13pm
Rosa Wlodarczyk adjusts a photograph of the Duke displayed alongside the nave at Westminster Abbey, which has been dressed in black to mark his death
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will be carried through the grounds of Windsor Castle in a modified Land Rover that he designed for the occasion himself.
The funeral will take place next Saturday at 3pm, following a short procession in which the Prince of Wales and senior members of the Royal family will follow the coffin on foot as it is driven to St George’s Chapel.
A SCHOOL’S combined cadet force is celebrating after three of its company were recruited to assist the Queen’s representative in County Durham. Barnard Castle School students Colour Sergeant Kieran Bleasby, 17, Regimental Sergeant Major Hamish McAllister and Company Sergeant Major Ted Hamilton, both 18, will accompany Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham Sue Snowdon over the coming year in a variety of duties. At the end of last year, the trio were rewarded for their Combined Cadet Force efforts by being named Master Cadets. The Lord-Lieutenant appoints a number of cadets each year, from across the Lieutenancy area, who assist her when she is carrying out her duties, including meeting visiting members of the Royal Family and presenting honours and awards on behalf of Her Majesty.