Final preparations for the Duke of Edinburgh s funeral have begun ahead of the Queen and her family saying their farewells to Philip. Tributes were paid to the duke from friends and colleagues in the hours before his interment and the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage debuted a poem written to mark the death of the Queen s consort. A small group of the duke s close family and friends will attend a televised funeral service at St George s Chapel in Windsor Castle at 3pm. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire Covid regulations have reduced the scope of the service with public elements cancelled, mourners reduced from around 800 to just 30, and all guests wearing face masks and sitting apart.
News by Lydia Hawken, The Sun 18th Apr 2021 7:00 AM  Kate Middleton paid touching tribute to Princess Diana and The Queen as she wore Her Majesty s pearl choker which was previously lent to her late mother-in-law to Prince Philip s funeral. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, paired the pearl-and-diamond necklace with her all-black outfit as she arrived at Windsor Castle with her husband Prince William ahead of the ceremony.  Prince William and Kate leave Kensington Palace for Windsor Castle for the funeral of Prince Philip. Picture: Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock   While The Queen often wore the priceless necklace during the 1980s, she leant the four-strand choker to Princess Diana for a state banquet in the Netherlands in 1982.
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