The funeral of Prince Philip - PA Wire The Queen has bid a final farewell to her beloved husband in an intimate Covid-secure funeral like no other at St George's Chapel. The scene was set for the Duke of Edinburgh's nearest and dearest to gather together - in a socially distanced manner and wearing face masks - for what was a unique royal occasion. As well as the traditional dressing of floral arrangements and family wreaths, bottles of hand sanitiser - a familiar mark of the coronavirus pandemic - sat next to a door in the vast nave area of the church.