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Of the sea will be a focus of the ceremony. many aspects of todays ceremony were planned by the duke himself. his many medals and decorations have been placed in the chapel, and more than 730 members of the armed forces will take part in a procession. the selection of which units, which bands, which music, which medals will be there. so it is very much his funeral, designed by him. there is a limit of 30 mourners in st georges chapel, because of covid rules. the queen and the dukes four children...

The pride is not that im there, the pride is, here we are, celebrating such a wonderful life. within the chapel, the order of service will proceed precisely as the duke had prescribed. he chose the music and the readings. theres a lot in there that is very him. weve got a land rover that has been designed by him. hes taken a personal interest in every aspect of it, but in particular, the selection of which units, which bands, which music, which medals will be there. so it will be very much his f...

Good afternoon from windsor, where the funeral of the duke of edinburgh hasjust taken place. the queen led by mourners at the service, where only 30 people were allowed because of covid restrictions. prince philips coffin travelled to the service on a specially—adapted land rover — its design had been overseen by him. the dukes children, grandchildren and great grandchildrenjoined the solemn procession. the buglers of the royal marines sounded the last post — after the duke was laid to res...

May thy portion this day be in peace, and thy dwelling in the heavenlyjerusalem. amen. and then a distinctive touch, characteristic of the duke. royal marine buglers sounded the royal navys call to action stations. royal marines sound action stations at the end of her husbands funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. seldom can its words have had greater poignancy. # god save the queen.# the family mourners departed, a widowed queen to her castle, and two brothers, william and harry, walked ...

Funeral, designed by him. the service will end with the lowering of his coffin to the royal vault below the chapel. royal marine buglers will sound the last post, and then action stations, a reminder of the dukes years of service in the royal navy. a reminder, too, that he was a royal consort with a difference. distinctive to the end. nicholas witchell, bbc news. a reminder that the service will begin at three oclock this afternoon, following a nationwide minutes silence. the order of service ha...

Nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, is with me now. from everything we know of him, this is the occasion the duke would have wanted? you are so right. we were told, despite having to be adapted due to the pandemic, it was to reflect and celebrate the life of the duke and it did that under blue skies and brilliant sunshine. a backdrop that couldnt have been more stunning and he was a military man, a naval man and it was a christian service with the readings chose...

# go your way into his gates with thanksgiving # and into his courts with praise # be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name # for the lord is gracious, his mercy, # his mercy is everlasting # and his truth # aand his truth endureth # truth endureth # from generation to generation # glory be to the father,

And to the son # and to the holy ghost # as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be # world without end # amen, amen

We are here today in st georges chapel to commit into the hands of god the soul of his servant prince philip, duke of edinburgh.

# for in thy sight shall no man living bejustified # grant unto him eternal rest # and let light perpetual shine upon him # we believe verily to see the goodness of the lord # in the land of the living # 0 lord, hear our prayer # and let our cry come unto thee. #