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LONDON (Reuters) - Following are details of the funeral this Saturday of Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, who died on April 9 aged 99.
Mounted police officers ride along the Long Walk, near Windsor Castle, after Britain s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99, in Windsor, Britain, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
THE FUNERAL
The funeral, which will be broadcast live, will take place at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at 3 p.m. (1400 GMT).
As planned, it will be a ceremonial royal funeral, rather than a state funeral, with most of the details in keeping with Prince Philip’s personal wishes.
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Queen is bearing up well as she oversees final preparations for Prince Philip s funeral after ordering ‘mediator’ Peter Phillips to walk between feuding Harry and William
Harry and William will be separated by cousin Peter Phillips as they walk in a line behind grandfather s coffin
When the coffin is taken into chapel, William will move ahead of his brother as the royal family arrives in pairs
Palace officials say royal men will wear morning coats with their medals and the women will wear day dresses
The Queen - like all 30 guests invited to the service - will wear a face mask and will sit by herself in the quire