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Prince Philip: Funeral to celebrate 'unwavering loyalty' to the Queen

Prince Philip: Funeral to celebrate 'unwavering loyalty' to the Queen

By Semi Turaga
17/04/2021
[Photo: Getty Image]

The Duke of Edinburgh's "unwavering loyalty" to the Queen, service to the nation and "courage" will be celebrated at his funeral tomorrow.

Prince Philip's association with the Royal Navy and love of the sea will be a focus of the Windsor Castle ceremony.

BBC News reports no sermon will be delivered, in line with his wishes.

More than 730 members of the armed forces are taking part in the event, but there is a limit of 30 mourners at St George's Chapel, under Covid rules.

BBC News reports the funeral service itself will start after a national minute's silence.

Prince Philip died at Windsor Castle on Friday 9 April, aged 99.

His body is now resting in the private chapel at Windsor Castle before being moved to the State Entrance.

It will be placed on a modified Jaguar Land Rover that the duke himself helped to design and carried in a procession the short distance to St George's Chapel.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, with the Archbishop of Canterbury pronouncing the blessing.

The Order of Service, released by Buckingham Palace, says the Dean of Windsor will pay tribute to Prince Philip's "kindness, humour and humanity" and the "many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us".

[Source: BBC]

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