Prince Philip chose the medals and decorations for the altar alongside his coffin
Paul Sims
PRINCE Philip chose the medals and decorations for the altar alongside his coffin.
They have been sewn onto nine cushions with see-through fishing wire, together with his Royal Air Force wings and Field Marshal s baton.
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A seamstress works to prepare the cushions that will bear the medals and decorations chosen by Prince Philip
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A close-up view of the Order of Merit, the Royal Victorian Chain and full size Medal Group, sewn onto a cushion along with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh s insigniaCredit: Getty
The Duke also included insignia from Denmark and Greece.
Philip s insignia includes medals and decorations conferred on him by UK and Commonwealth countries
Royal Air Force wings, Field Marshal s baton and insignia from Denmark and Greece are also on cushions
Regalia was sewn in place on the burgundy velvet and gold piped cushions at St James s Palace in London
Insignia, orders, decorations and medals are a way of a country recognising someone s achievements
The Queen carried special mementoes from her life with Prince Philip inside her handbag during the funeral
She was planning to include one of Philip s trademark Savile Row white handkerchiefs, royal insiders say
Her Majesty is also said to have carried a small photograph of the two of them together while in Malta
The monarch sat alone in St George s Chapel having wiped away tears as she accompanied Philip s coffin
Philip borne to church on a Land Rover hearse he designed himself in ceremony with 700 armed personnel
The first mourners have arrived at Windsor Castle today where the Queen is preparing to say her final farewell to her strength and stay Prince Philip as his coffin was moved ahead of the procession.