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Philip funeral: Windsor mayor urges public to stay away for 'big moment'

Councils adapt Philip mourning plans to comply with social distancing

Councils adapt Philip mourning plans to comply with social distancing Social distancing and purdah requirements have added complexity to councils’ operations to lead the local mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh, who died today. While councils are all believed to have had long-standing plans prepared in advance on how to respond to Prince Philip’s death, many had modified them prior to today in light of the pandemic. And with the 99-year-old consort’s death occurring during the pre-election purdah period, all council communications have to conform to strict political impartiality rules, with many press releases quoting mayors, chairs, lord lieutenants and chief executives instead of council leaders.

Prince Philip remembered by Windsor & Maidenhead councillors

John Handcock, Windsor 'institution' with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Borough – obituary

John Handcock, Windsor ‘institution’ with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Borough – obituary He was involved in numerous organisations and played a notable role in celebrating royal jubilees and important wedding anniversaries John Handcock arriving for the annual Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle, circa 2000 John Handcock, who has died aged 90, was one of Windsor’s most prominent citizens, the long time Secretary of the Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough, Captain of the Lay Stewards at St George’s Chapel, and hailed as “an institution [who] probably knows more about Windsor than anyone”. Born in Reading on October 7 1930, his father was an optician, while his mother, Gladys was a co-founder of Upton House School in 1936, John being one of their first 10 pupils. He went on to Haileybury and Imperial College Junior School, Aldenham, gaining an LLB at King’s College, London.