The British royal family dismisses Prince Philip

London. Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the closest members of the British royal family, said goodbye this Saturday to her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh (who died on April 9 at the age of 99), in St George’s Chapel, in Windsor, at an event with just 30 guests due to the pandemic.

The ceremony hosted relatives and close circles closest to Prince Philip, a list carefully selected by the queen, due to the current pandemic context, which forces restrictions to be maintained in the name of security.

The service, led by the Dean of Windsor and the Archbishop of Canterbury, began with a military act, due to the special relationship that the British monarch’s consort always maintained with the Royal Navy.

In line with the expressed wishes of the educ, in the act there was no sermon and he celebrated the “indestructible loyalty” of the educ to the sovereign, as well as his service to the nation and his “courage” , according to a statement in Buckingham Palace in disclosing the “order of service”.

The ceremony paid tribute to the prince’s “kindness, humor and humanity” as well as “the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to all.”

All the details and acts planned for the event were conceived by the living Duke himself and are a reflection of what he was passionate about, such as military life.