The funeral for Prince Philip, WHO died April 9th at age 99, will be held on Saturday, April 17 at St. George’s Chapel, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said last week’s funeral “greatly reflects the Duke’s wishes”.
“While it is a time of sadness and grief, the coming days will be an opportunity to celebrate a remarkable life,” the Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
Philip, who held the title of Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Queen Elizabeth for 73 years, the longest-lived consort in British history. He will be buried in the royal vault of the chapel of Sant Jordi.
How to watch the funeral of Prince Philip
- What: Funerals of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Date: Saturday, April 17, 2021
- Time: The funeral will begin at 3 p.m. (afternoon time) or 10 a.m. (ET). A special CBS News report begins at 9:30 a.m. East.
- Location: St George’s Chapel on Windsor Castle grounds
- Online broadcast: Live on CBSN on the player above and on your mobile or streaming device
The funeral procession will begin at 2:40 p.m. BST or 9:40 p.m. ET. His coffin, flanked by eight porters, will be placed in a modified Land Rover – which Philip helped design – and moved from Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel. Members of the armed forces will line the route and fire firearms during the procession.
Members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin, although Buckingham Palace said on Thursday that Princes William and Harry will not walk side by side. Their cousin, Peter Phillips, will walk between them.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this month, Harry said that even though he and William had “gone through hell together,” they were going “different ways.”
The queen will arrive separately.
The funeral will begin at 3 p.m. (afternoon time) or 10 a.m. (ET) and will be televised all the time. It will not be a state funeral, but rather a royal ceremonial funeral, similar to the one held for Queen Mother in 2002 and Princess Diana in 1997.
There will only be 30 attendees at the funeral, according to Britain’s COVID-19 restrictions. The funeral the guest list is limited to the four children of Queen Elizabeth and Philip, eight grandchildren, their spouses, the children of the late Princess Margaret and several members of Philip’s Greek and German family.
The granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth and Philip, Prince Harry, arrived in the UK on Sunday. His wife Meghan, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, is not attending due to medical advice indicating she should avoid traveling.
Harry, who isolates in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, issued a statement praising his late grandfather as “a man of service, honor and great humor,” of whom he said he was for he and above all, “grandfather: master of barbecue, legend of jokes and cheeky to the end.”
“He was genuinely himself, with a seriously sharp wit, and he could get the attention of any room for his charm, and also because you never knew what he might say next,” Harry said, adding, “Meghan, Archie and I ( as well as your future great-granddaughter) will always occupy a special place in our hearts “.