Philips coffin will be taken from the State Entrance of Windsor Castle to the West Entrance of st. Georges chapel behind me there. There will be so many moments and every moment will have meaning. Some of those troops that you can see lining up, the Royal Marines will carry Prince Philips coffin into the chapel. The artillery will fire a Gun Salute With World War I guns, guns that the queens father put in place for ceremonies just like this. Everything was planned by Prince Philip himself, including the Greenland Rover that will carry his coffin as his children and grandchildren walk behind for that eightminute walk to the chapel. We will see moments that will bring out Prince Philips sense of humor, when his coffin is lowered into the royal vault the buglers will play battle stations. It is the call on a naval ship for everyone to get into battle positions. Action stations it is called. These little moments i think will reflect Prince Philips character. At the same time it is going to
The long and eventful life of Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh, has drawn to a close at the age of 99. He was by some distance the longest serving Royal Consort in british history, a role that hed made very much his own. No precedent. If i asked somebody, what do you expect me to do, they all looked blank, no idea. Nobody had much idea. From the day of his marriage to the future queen and throughout her long reign, he was at her side, in good times and bad. He has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. Well take a look at the dukes influence as a father, grandfather and Great Grandfather over several decades. If you were having problems you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. Well mark the success of the Duke Of Edinburghs award scheme for young people, just one of the achievements being praised by p