Coronavirus restrictions meant that instead of the 800 mourners expected in the longstanding plans for Philip s funeral, only 30 people were allowed inside the castle s St. George’s Chapel, including the queen, her four children and her eight grandchildren.
Following strict social distancing rules during the pandemic, the queen set an example even in grief, sitting apart from family members arrayed around the church. Other royals who are in family bubbles sat together.
People across Britain observed one minute of silence in honor of Philip just before his royal ceremonial funeral got under way.
The service began with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby entering the chapel ahead of the coffin, followed by Philip’s children and three of his eight grandchildren, as a four-member choir sang “I am the resurrection and the life.”
The Queen carried special mementoes from her life with Prince Philip inside her handbag during the funeral
She was planning to include one of Philip s trademark Savile Row white handkerchiefs, royal insiders say
Her Majesty is also said to have carried a small photograph of the two of them together while in Malta
The monarch sat alone in St George s Chapel having wiped away tears as she accompanied Philip s coffin
Philip borne to church on a Land Rover hearse he designed himself in ceremony with 700 armed personnel
News by Lydia Hawken, The Sun 18th Apr 2021 7:00 AM  Kate Middleton paid touching tribute to Princess Diana and The Queen as she wore Her Majesty s pearl choker which was previously lent to her late mother-in-law to Prince Philip s funeral. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, paired the pearl-and-diamond necklace with her all-black outfit as she arrived at Windsor Castle with her husband Prince William ahead of the ceremony.  Prince William and Kate leave Kensington Palace for Windsor Castle for the funeral of Prince Philip. Picture: Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock   While The Queen often wore the priceless necklace during the 1980s, she leant the four-strand choker to Princess Diana for a state banquet in the Netherlands in 1982.
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A picture of Britain s Prince Philip with Queen Elizabeth ahead of his funeral in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage to Britain s Queen Elizabeth II. Coronavirus restrictions mean there will be only 30 mourners for the service, including the widowed queen, her four children and her eight grandchildren.
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Artist Kaya Mar carries a portrait of Prince Philip ahead of the Prince s funeral in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage to Britain s Queen Elizabeth II. Coronavirus restrictions mean there will be only 30 mourners for the service, including the widowed queen, her four children and her eight grandchildren.