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Apr 17, 2021
ORDER OF SERVICE
All stand. The Coffin is removed from the Land Rover and is carried to the West Steps where it rests at 3pm for the one minute National Silence.
The Coffin is then carried to the Catafalque in the Quire.
Members of the Royal Family who have walked in the Procession are conducted to their places in the Quire.
Meanwhile, the choir sings
THE SENTENCES
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
This is the Order of Service for the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday: ORDER OF SERVICE All stand. The Coffin is removed from the Land Rover and is carried to the West Steps where it rests at 3pm for the one minute National Silence. The Coffin is then carried to the Catafalque in the…
Duke of Edinburgh will join a range of kings and queens behind a set of iron gates
Among the Royals there include George III, George IV and George V of Hanover
Others who are also buried there include Queen Victoria s father Prince Edward
His coffin will be lowered in Royal Vault at around 3pm but only until Queen dies
When Her Majesty s time comes, they will go to King George VI Memorial Chapel
Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith” at a martial but also personal funeral that will mark the death of a royal patriarch who was a beloved husband and father, and one of a dwindling number of World War II veterans. Hymns and music during Saturday’s funeral at Windsor Castle will reflect Philip’s military ties and wartime service in the Royal Navy, as well as his more than seven decades of support for his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.
Alastair Grant/AP
Prince Philip husband of Britain s Queen Elizabeth II died April 9, aged 99, his funeral will take place tonight at Windsor Castle in St George s Chapel.
Prince Philip s order of service shows how he planned details of his own funeral including music and psalms
Prince Philip will be laid to rest on Saturday 17 April, and the order of service displays the late Duke s involvement with the planning, including choosing his music and psalms.
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