By PolizeiBerlin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wiki Commons
As Prince Philip is laid to rest in the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, a reminder of his royal life will echo through the ancient walls. For as the longest serving consort in British history is interred, his many titles will be declared by the Garter Principal King of Arms.
The thirty mourners allowed inside St. George’s will stand as the coffin is taken to the Royal Vault and as it disappears from view, the Dean of Windsor will say the Commendation. As that ends, the mourners will remain standing to hear the Prince’s titles which are laid out, too, in the Order of Service. The Garter Principal King of Arms will remember:
The Duke of Edinburgh got the discreet and traditional funeral he wanted, where glimpses of his life and personality were offered obliquely not ostentatiously.
What a day it was. Blue skies. Bright sunshine. Turreted shadows cast across green, green lawns. It all looked so beautiful, so stark in its resonance.
But there is a peculiar anguish of sunshine for those who are grieving. It seems so painful that the world can carry on with such dazzling grace when you have lost the one you love. It is a feeling that will strike a chord with many this year in particular.
The brutal absence of a family member, a friend, a loved one who has died and who must now be lived without.
The sight of the Queen on her own in the chapel, head bowed so that all we saw of her was blackness, was heartbreaking – a picture that will stay with us for years.
Prince Philip's funeral was relatively low fuss as royal funerals go, and full of personal touches that honoured his legacy of service to Crown and country.
Prince Philip funeral in full: time, ceremony, guests, procession and how to watch
The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest at Windsor Castle as the Queen and Royal Family say goodbye
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