– 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.
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Duke of Edinburgh s funeral will be a ceremonial royal funeral, in line with Prince Philip s personal wishes,
taking place at St George s Chapel in Windsor at 3pm on Saturday 17 April.
In compliance with coronavirus restrictions, there will be no public access and a while a procession will take place within the grounds of the castle, from the Duke s resting place to the chapel, there will be no way of seeing anything from outside the castle.
Consequently, the royal family has asked that members of the public do not visit Windsor on the day, but instead watch the funeral, which will be broadcast on TV.
– 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.
Buckingham Palace today announced that Prince Philip s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on April 17
Will be held in St George s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and a national minute s silence will be observed as it starts
Duke of Edinburgh will be taken to the chapel in a ceremonial procession on a Land Rover he helped design
Only 30 people - expected to be Duke s children, grandchildren and other close family - will attend as guests
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