By Press Association 2021 Pallbearers carrying the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh, followed by members of the royal family entering St Georgeâs Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire 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. (PA Graphics) 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.