hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the funeral of the duke of edinburgh has taken place at windsor castle. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke s love of the military was reflected in the pageantry, before the funeral in st george s chapel. inside the chapel, there were only 30 mourners. the queen sat alone again due to covid rules as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. it was at windsor castle that they fell in love. it was wartime. the young lieutenant philip mountbatten spent his leave at the castle visiting the then princess elizabeth. they were married in 1910. they spent many of the happiest moments of their 73 years together at windsor. and it was within the ancient walls of this castle, that the nation paid its final tributes. drawn up in the spring sunshine on the castle s quadrangle with a military detachment. regiments and other se
and across the nation, at 3pm, gun salutes and a minute s silence took place. and we ll be looking at the papers with our reviewers eve pollard and peter hunt stay with us for that. in a few minutes viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the day s events with huw edwards. but before that the duke of edinburgh was laid to rest at windsor castle earlier today. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke s love of the military was reflected in the pageantry, before the funeral in st george s chapel. inside the chapel, there were only 30 mourners, all members of the family or close friends. the queen sat alone again due to covid rules as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. the service was opened by the dean of windsor. we are here today in saint george s chapel to commit into the hands of god the soul of his servant, prince philip, duke of edinburgh. with grateful hearts we remember the many ways in which his long life has
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the funeral of the duke of edinburgh was held at windsor castle earlier today. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke s love of the military was reflected in the pageantry, before the funeral in st george s chapel. inside the chapel itself, there were only 30 mourners, all members of the family or close friends. the queen sat alone again due to covid rules as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it was at windsor castle that they fell in love. it was wartime. the young lieutenant philip mountbatten spent his leave at the castle visiting the then princess elizabeth. they were married in 1910. they spent many of the happiest moments of their 73 years together at windsor. and it was within the ancient walls of this castle, that the nation paid its final tributes. drawn up in the spring sunshine on the castle s quadrangle with
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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. eight days after his death, prince philip the duke of edinburgh has been laid to rest in the presence of queen elizabeth and a small congregation of family members. the service in line with the duke s wishes was restrained with no tributes paid as the queen sat alone a widow after 73 years of marriage. the dean of windsor paid tribute to prince philip s kindness, humour and humanity. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day s events. it was at windsor castle that they fell in love. it was wartime. the young lieutenant philip mountbatten spent his leave at the castle visiting the then princess elizabeth. they were married in 1910. they spent many of the happiest moments of their 73 years together at windsor. and it was within the ancient walls of this castle, that the nation paid its final tributes. music: i vow to thee my country. drawn up in the spring sunshine on the