The son of a hero of the Falklands War is among the group of senior officers who will carry Prince Philip on his final journey today.
Deputy Colonel Commandant of The Rifles, Major General Rupert Jones, is the son of Herbert H Jones, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross by the Queen for his heroism in the face of battle with the Argentinians in 1982.
Major General Jones will also be joined as a pallbearer by Lt Alec Heywood, a Grenadier Guard whose grandfather served at both the funeral of George VI and the Queen s coronation. He will be in command of the bearer party carrying Prince Philip s coffin.
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Prince Philip s funeral has taken place at Windsor
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The nation is saying farewell to the Duke of Edinburgh during a televised funeral at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle following his death last week at the age of 99.
The Queen will lead a small group of close family and friends at the service for her husband of 73 years.
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.
The ceremonial elements of the service will include a procession which steps off at 2.45pm, followed by the arrival of a Land Rover carrying the coffin and a national minute’s silence.
All the 30 mourners in the chapel were kept in their bubbles, with space left between each group or single person for Covid safety.
The Queen appeared to sit in the same spot she sat in for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle s wedding.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were placed opposite the Queen - so she could able to see them beyond her husband s coffin.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, were behind Charles and Camilla at the altar end of the chapel.
Two spots down from them were Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, who sat behind the Wessex family.