Prince Philip: Royal Family Honors Duke’s Humour and Humanity

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been buried in an intimate funeral at the St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

At the funeral, the Dean of Windsor paid his tribute to Prince Phillip’s kindness, humor, and humanity.

The congregation was obliged to put on a face mask and was socially distanced in relevance to Covid-19 rules, with the Queen seated alone.

During a funeral procession, Prince Philip’s children trailed his coffin, followed by a national minute silence.

The Windsor Castle was occupied with over 730 members of the armed forces who are passively involved in the event, but only 30 mourners are allowed inside St. George’s Chapel due to the covid-19 restriction rules.

Prince Phillip, who was 99 years old, died at Windsor Castle on Friday, April 9.

The Duke’s coffin was moved for few meters to St George’s Chapel on a modified Land Rover, which the Duke himself helped in the designing.

The funeral procession was led by the Band of the Grenadier Guards, the Major General’s Party, and Military service chiefs.

Prince Charles and Princess Anne filled up the front row behind the vehicle, and after them were Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Prince William and Prince Harry flanked the sides of their cousin, Peter Phillips.

The brothers were pictured sitting at the opposite sides of the aisle and were later seen discussing together after they left the service.

Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence with the Earl of Snowdon also walked behind the coffin, followed by the members of the duke’s household workers.

The 94 years old Queen journeyed with a lady-in-waiting in the state Bentley when the procession was ended.

A ceremonial gun was fired at nine locations across the United kingdom and in Gilbraltar denote the start and the end of the national minute’s silence.

The significant populace respected the funeral, and no planes landed or took off at Heathrow for six minutes to correlate with the silence. The National administration suspended all the major sporting activities concerning the funeral procession.

The funeral procession was anchored by the Dean of Windsor, with the Archbishop of Canterbury pronouncing the blessing.

The Dean paid his respect to Prince Philip’s kindness, humor, and humanity and the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us.

“We have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our Queen, by his service to the nation and the Commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude, and faith,” he said during his bidding.

Prince Phillip’s association with the Royal family and love of the sea was also a point reflected at the service, but no sermon was preached concerning his wishes.