Who s going to Prince Philip s funeral? What to expect from the royal family Maria Puente, USA TODAY UP NEXT
Ceremony – weddings, christenings, funerals, coronations – is what the British royals do best in public, and with roughly 10 centuries worth of experience, it s no wonder. Now we re about to see how they do a major funeral during a pandemic, when Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is laid to rest on Saturday.
The royal ceremonial funeral for Queen Elizabeth II s husband of 73 years, who died April 9 at Windsor Castle at age 99, will combine antique tradition, the restraints of the coronavirus pandemic, the transcendence of the Church of England funeral rite and the idiosyncratic no fuss personality of the Iron Duke himself.
A week after his death, Prince Philip is being laid to rest Saturday with a funeral fit for a royal, but within the confines of Britain s COVID-19 pandemic rules and in the no fuss manner the Duke of Edinburgh requested.
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by a lady-in waiting, wore a mask and rode in a state Bentley at the rear of the procession.
Regiments and units with links to Philip lined the route as his coffin was carried to St. George’s Chapel for the funeral service, while military bands played hymns and classical tunes.
Hundreds of troops marched into the grounds of Windsor Castle for the royal ceremonial funeral for Queen Elizabeth II s husband of 73 years, who died April 9 at age 99.
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