and across the nation, at 3pm, gun salutes and a minute s silence took place. that is the shot lift across winds are and winds are castle with the funeral of the duke of edinburgh has taken place. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke s love of the military was reflected in the pageantry here, 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. 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. dra
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
a small congregation attended the funeral, closing a remarkable chapter of modern royal history. our other main news stories this hour. the czech republic is expelling 18 russian diplomats after russian agents were allegedly involved in a deadly explosion at an arms depot. and president biden is under pressure after he tries to keep donald trump s cap on refugees. good evening. eight days after his death, his royal highness prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has been laid to rest at st george s chapel windsor, in the presence of her majesty the queen, 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 . ahead of the service, more than 700 members of the armed forces had take part in a military and musical tribute, before a nationwdie silence was observed.