Prince Philip’s funeral scheduled on April 17; Buckingham palace officials confirm
Prince Philip’s funeral is scheduled on April 17 at Windsor Castle, the Buckingham Palace officials confirmed. The funeral will take place in a family service that will be closed to the public.
Philip was keen to plan his funeral before he died and the focus on family was in accordance with his wishes.
Prince Harry, who stepped away from royal duties last year, will attend the service along with other members of the royal family. His wife, Meghan Markle, who is pregnant, has been advised by her doctor not to attend.
The ceremony will be conducted keeping the government norms for COVID-19, which restrict the number of people attending funerals. They declined to say whether the royal family would be required to wear masks
The announcement came shortly after military teams across the U.K. and on ships at sea fired 41-gun salutes Saturday to mark the death of the duke, honoring the former naval officer and husband of Queen Elizabeth II whom they considered one of their own.
