the duke of edinburgh is to be buried in next saturday. he died on friday at the age of 99. because of coronavirus restrictions, his funeral will take place within the grounds of windsor castle, with no public processions but it will be televised. the palace has said prince harry will attend but his wife meghan, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctors not to travel. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire! fire. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships. and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy s gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, the earl of wessex arrived with his wife tojoin the queen in the family s mourning, as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke s funeral. it will take place at three o clock next saturday aft
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in other news: activists in myanmar say dozens of people have been killed after the military brutally suppressed a protest in the city of bago. thousands flee an erupting volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the duke of edinburgh is to be buried in windsor on saturday. he died on friday at the age of 99. because of coronavirus restrictions, his funeral will take place within the grounds of windsor castle, with no public processions but it will be televised. the palace has said prince harry will attend but his wife meghan, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctors not to travel. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. at midday in the four nations of the united kingdom, iii gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire. gunshots. one, fire. gunshots. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships.
will be held at windsor castle on saturday there ll be just 30 in the congregation and a minute s silence across the uk. in other news. activists in myanmar say dozens of people died in a military crackdown at a protest in the city of bago. the irish prime minister warns that northern ireland must not go back to its sectarian past after another night of violence. the duke of edinburgh is to be buried in windsor on saturday. he died on friday at the age of 99. because of coronavirus restrictions, his funeral will take place within the grounds of windsor castle, with no public processions but it will be televised. the palace has said prince harry will attend but his wife meghan, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctors not to travel. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. at midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire! fire. and for a man who served in the royal navy in t