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Prince Philips funeral will be low key as Covid-19 changes funeral plans CNN 2 hrs ago By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN © Hannah McKay/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Britains Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in his role as Captain General, Royal Marines, attends a Parade to mark the finale of the 1664 Global Challenge on the Buckingham Palace Forecourt in central London on August 2, 2017. - After a lifetime of public service by the side of his wife Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip finall...

THE sheer pleasure of being with Prince Harry was obvious from Prince Philip’s smile. For years the courageous, no-nonsense ex-naval commander had watched with pride as his grandson carved a successful career in the British Army. �� Prince Philips death... 19 19 19 The Queen and Prince Harry at Lady Gabriella’s weddingCredit: Getty Finally, Philip believed in 2015, Harry’s brave service fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan had established the young man’s true purpose in life: duty to...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

– The funeral date The Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said. St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle (Victoria Jones/PA) It will be a royal ceremonial funeral as expected and will be televised. – What has been cut out due to the pandemic? There will be no public element to the funeral. It will take place entirely in the grounds of the castle. Original long-held plans for mil...

Britains Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in his role as Captain General, Royal Marines, attends a Parade to mark the finale of the 1664 Global Challenge on the Buckingham Palace Forecourt in central London on August 2, 2017. - After a lifetime of public service by the side of his wife Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip finally retires on August 2, 2017,at the age of 96. The Duke of Edinburgh attended a parade of Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace, the last of 22,219 solo public engagements sin...

The Duke of Edinburgh’s long life at the heart of the royal family saw him complete 22,219 solo engagements and many thousands more at the side of his wife. After 65 years, having become the Queen’s consort when she acceded to the throne in 1952, Philip completed his last public event on August 2 2017. He braved the pouring rain to congratulate Royal Marines who had pushed themselves to the limit in a series of charity fundraising challenges. I was proud to have photographed the Duke of Edi...