– 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 military processions through London or Windsor have been scrapped, and the royal family is asking the public not to gather at the castle or other royal residences.
Prince Philip funeral set for April 17: Your funeral questions, answered Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY UP NEXT
In May 2017, Britain s The Guardian newspaper made headlines when it revealed the plan for how the government will handle Queen Elizabeth II s death. But there is also a plan in place for the death of Prince Philip, her husband of 74 years.
Buckingham Palace announced he died Friday morning at Windsor Castle. Britain s oldest and longest-serving royal spouse in 10 centuries was 99.
Prince Philip’s funeral will take place April 17 at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in a family service that will be closed to the public, Buckingham Palace said in a release Saturday. Prince Philip will be laid to rest with all the honors due a prince of the United Kingdom and a consort to Queen Elizabeth II.
– 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 military processions through London or Windsor have been scrapped, and the royal family is asking the public not to gather at the castle or other royal residences.
– 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 military processions through London or Windsor have been scrapped, and the royal family is asking the public not to gather at the castle or other royal residences.
– 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 military processions through London or Windsor have been scrapped, and the royal family is asking the public not to gather at the castle or other royal residences.