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Military rehearse ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral
As the date for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral approaches, Buckingham Palace and the royal family are hard at work preparing for the event, which will be attended only by close relatives due to the coronavirus restrictions.
The Palace will set out details of the funeral later today, including who will be attending and the full timeline of the event on Saturday 17 April.
It comes as the Queen has decided that senior royals attending the service should wear civilian clothing instead of military uniforms during the funeral.
The move means that Prince Harry will not have be one of the only close family members who is not in uniform at the service, as he lost his honorary military titles after stepping down as a senior working royal.
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Prince Edward thanks Duke of Edinburgh’s Award holders and participants for fond memories of Prince Philip
The Earl of Wessex has thanked holders and participants of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and the International Award, for sharing their memories of his father and their experiences of the award.
He said: “Reading just some of the wonderful memories you have shared about your experiences of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and, in some cases, of meeting my father, has been truly uplifting.
“I think I may have said once that he was a man that once met, never forgotten. He had a unique ability to make a lasting impression in a remarkably short time.
“I, like all my family, have a lifetime of lasting impressions, inspiration, shared passions and love. He may have departed this world, but his spirit and ethos lives on through his award, through each and every life touched, transformed, inspired; then, now and in the future.
“Thank you one and all for helping to create such an extraordinary tribute.”
Kate Ng15 April 2021 10:45
Prince Philip funeral: Mourners ‘could be fined for gathering outside’
The mayor of Windsor has said people gathering near the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday could face fines.
John Story acknowledged the ceremony will be “difficult for people who have very strong feelings” about Prince Philip’s death – but urged everyone to remember that coronavirus restrictions remain in place for a reason.
Sam Hancock has the details:
Kate Ng15 April 2021 10:30
Princess Eugenie vows to ‘look after granny’ in touching tribute to Prince Philip
Princess Eugenie has paid tribute to her late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, in a touching tribute on social media.
On Instagram, Princess Eugenie posted two photographs of herself with the late Duke, with a caption that began: “Dearest Grandpa, We all miss you.”
My colleague Olivia Petter has the full story:
Kate Ng15 April 2021 10:15
Can the Queen form a support bubble?
With coronavirus restrictions in place, households in the UK are not permitted to meet indoors unless they are part of a support bubble.
Support bubbles are permitted when a single person living alone forms a bubble with another household of any size.
But at her home in Windsor Castle, the Queen lives with staff members – therefore, she is unable to form a support bubble with another household and this means she will have to sit alone at his funeral on Saturday, unless a member of her staff joins her.
Find out more about this from Ellie Abraham:
Kate Ng15 April 2021 10:00
Queen welcomes her new Lord Chamberlain
The Queen has formally welcomed her new Lord Chamberlain as she carried out her second in-person public engagement after the death of Prince Philip.
A ceremony took place at Windsor Castle for Baron Andrew Parker, who will oversee the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral as part of his role as the most senior official in the royal household.
The official engagement was recorded in the Court Circular, a daily list of events attended by the Queen and her family.
It said: “The Lord Parker of Minsmere had an audience of the Queen today, kissed hands upon his appointment as Lord Chamberlain and received from Her Majesty the Wand and Insignia of Office and the Badge of Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order, when the Queen invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.”
Baron Parker, of Minsmere, served as director general of MI5 from April 2013 until last year and hosted a visit by the Queen to the intelligence agency, according to the PA news agency.
Kate Ng15 April 2021 09:47
Why is Meghan Markle not attending Prince Philip’s funeral?
While Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be attendance at Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday, his wife Meghan will not, as she did not received medical clearance from her doctors to do so.
Meghan is pregnant and expecting her second child. The couple confirmed their baby girl is expected to arrive “in the summertime”.
Kate Ng15 April 2021 09:39
Royals release previously unseen pictures of family with Prince Philip
A touching photo of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh sitting with their great-grandchildren has been released.
The previously unseen image shows the couple surrounding by their young family embers on a sofa during a get-together at Balmoral.
My colleague Conrad Duncan has more details:
Kate Ng15 April 2021 09:35
Who will attend Prince Philip’s funeral?
On Saturday, the royal family will pay their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on Friday 9 April at the age of 99.
The funeral will be a small event attended only by close relatives due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Palace is set to release the full guest list later today, but Olivia Petter has everything we know so far about who will most likely be there:
Kate Ng15 April 2021 09:33
Good morning, and welcome to The Independent’s liveblog following the latest developments and updates on Prince Philip’s upcoming funeral.
Kate Ng15 April 2021 09:26
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