KXLY April 19, 2021 8:00 AMBy Celebretainment Posted: Updated: TownNews.com Content Exchange Prince Philip’s coffin was made by the same family firm that constructed a casket for Freddie Mercury. The Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday (04.17.21), and it’s emerged that his lead-lined coffin was made by Henry Smith, one of the most well-regarded firms of its kind that also made the casket for the former Queen star, who passed away in 1991. Brian Parson, a funeral historian, told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: “Henry Smith were the last coffin makers in London.