The body of Prince Philip of Edinburgh, who died on Friday at the age of 99, will “rest” at Windsor Castle, the residence of the royal family near London, until his funeral is held in the adjacent St Paul’s Chapel. Jordi, reported today the heraldic institution College of Arms.
This entity, founded in 1484 and made up of members of the monarchical institution, has indicated in a statement that the date and details of the ceremony, which could take several days, will be released at the appropriate time by Buckingham Palace, the official residence. in London of Queen Elizabeth II.
The College of Arms stresses that because of the pandemic, citizens are being asked not to “attend or participate in any event” related to the funeral or burial, a call seconded by the government, which requires that no flower offerings be placed in front of of the palaces.
As it was already known, the funeral will not be a state funeral and will not be preceded by a public vigil, but Philip will be privately guarded at Windsor Castle. in line with “tradition” for a member of his rank and “with his wishes.”
The heraldic institution, which oversees the protocol, also states that the flags must be flown at half-mast from now until 8:00 a.m. the day after the funeral, and all unofficial flags must be removed. be or be replaced by British or regional ones.
The Ministry of Culture extended these instructions to government bodies inside and outside the UK and has warned that they will have to remove unofficial flags, such as the LGBT + one.
The College of Arms states in its note that the titles of Prince Philip will be inherited by Prince Charles, his eldest son and second in line to the throne.
Westminster Abbey, where Philip married then-Princess Elizabeth on 20 November 1947 and celebrated subsequent anniversaries, has announced that it will ring 99 bells (one every 60 seconds) starting at 5pm GMT this Friday in tribute to the dead.