A SOLDIER from Atherton was one of the two troops who drove the hearse for Prince Philip s funeral on Saturday. Corporal Louis Murray, 29, drove the hearse, a specially adapted Land Rover Defender, from Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel in Windsor. He worked alongside fellow Corporal, Craig French. The two soldiers are from The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) - the Corps that provide engineering support and maintain the Army’s vehicles and equipment. Corporal Murray said: “My Grandad, who passed away, was very, very fond of Prince Philip, he thought he was a great man and there are not many people who can say they drove the vehicle that carried His Royal Highness’s coffin. It is an honour to do so.”