The royal family will continue to grieve this week following the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, although the period of national mourning has ended.
After almost 70 years as head of state, the Queen will reign without her husband by her side, as she sat on her own during the funeral service that bore Philip’s touch and celebrated his life and legacy.
The ceremony in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday reflected Philip’s lifelong support of the armed forces, having had a close connection with the Navy for more than 80 years.
His coffin, draped with his personal standard, featured his Admiral of the Fleet naval cap and sword next to a wreath of white flowers chosen by the Queen with a handwritten card from his wife of 73 years.
Reino Unido despidió con un funeral reducido al duque de Edimburgo
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Reino Unido despide con un funeral reducido al duque de Edimburgo
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The coffin of Britain’s Prince Philip was interred in the royal vault of St George’s Chapel in Windsor at the end of a funeral service that featured just 30 mourners on Saturday.
Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years, was forced to sit alone during the service due to the strict coronavirus regulations in place in England.
The prince, who was also known as the duke of Edinburgh, was laid to rest just over a week after he died aged 99.
The queen’s expression was not captured by the television cameras during the service.
However, photographers who were permitted to take pictures prior to the start captured the queen, dressed in all black, sitting in her own in a pew and gazing at her husband’s coffin.
There is very little wiggle room when it comes to dressing for a ceremonial royal funeral.
Black is a given, introduced by Queen Victoria upon the death of Albert in 1861. For women, a hat or head covering, black tights and, most importantly, pearls to denote tears: a tradition since Roman times.
Only white diamonds: nothing of colour. Dressing for a funeral is much more difficult than for a wedding: nothing rainbow, nothing that screams look at me , especially important given this was the first royal funeral of the Instagram age. Nothing witty.
It was also the first royal funeral where the participants wore masks the Queen s was edged in white, which helped to lift her face meaning that everything had to work that little bit harder. Which is probably the reason the younger royal women decided to teeter on vertiginous heels, despite the cobbles, the marble, the steps. Kate s in particular by L.K.Bennett, of course were worthy of Meghan herself.