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Prince Philip s funeral: Five personal touches that featured at ceremony for Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip s funeral: Five personal touches that featured at ceremony for Duke of Edinburgh From a custom-made Land Rover hearse to poignant possessions reflecting his passion for carriage driving, Prince Philip s funeral featured several personal touches celebrating the royal s life. The event, which was limited to a 30-strong congregation due to coronavirus restrictions, had been meticulously planned over a quarter of a century, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Most Rev Justin Welby told Sky News the Duke of Edinburgh didn t want a fuss and knew exactly what he wanted in the service. Here, Sky News looks at how Philip left his mark on his funeral in Windsor, where

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A Royal Navy piping party on boatswain’s whistles performed nautical gangway custom, the Still used to call crew to attention, as the duke’s modified Land Rover hearse stopped at the chapel door; and the Side, used to welcome senior officers aboard, as pallbearers carried the coffin on to the west steps and paused for a national minute’s silence; and the Carry On, the call for crew to resume duties, as the coffin was slowly borne inside, the chapel doors closing behind it. As the bagpiper’s lament echoed off bare stone walls in a nave emptied of chairs, the velvet-draped wooden catafalque on which the coffin was placed, began slowly, almost imperceptibly, to sink. It was lowered by a lift below the floor of the 15

Prince Philip s granddaughter Lady Louise, 17, will inherit his carriage and ponies

It was one of the most moving parts of the duke s funeral. His two beloved fell ponies were seen pulling their late master s carriage, on which lay his driving cap, gloves, blanket – and even the well-worn red-lidded plastic tub he kept their sugar lumps in. Fortunately, Prince Philip s ponies and polished dark green carriage will be passed on to a member of the family who shares his love for the sport of carriage-driving – his 17-year-old granddaughter Lady Louise. On the morning he died, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex was seen in Windsor Great Park in his carriage, paying tribute by putting the ponies through their paces.

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