Britain, Prince Philip’s funeral to take place today, amid Corona precautionary measures

Today, Saturday, the corpse of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, in a funeral that will be limited to the Royal Family, amid precautionary measures due to the virus Corona.

Buckingham Palace said the funeral will take place at noon today and the Prince’s body will be buried at Windsor Castle in the capital, London, after a mass is held in the church of “St. George ”.

According to the announced schedule, there will be a funeral procession when the body of the prince, who died a week ago, is transferred inside the castle itself at the age of 99, and a minute of silence will be observed. UK. , and the funeral will be broadcast live on UK television channels.

Only 30 guests, most of them royals, will attend the funeral, under current health measures in Britain to prevent the Corona virus, and attendees will be required to wear masks.

And 800 guests were supposed to attend Prince Philip’s funeral inside Windsor Castle, but the sanitary procedures in place required a limited number of mourners.

According to the Associated Press, 700 soldiers from various branches of the British military will take part in the funeral.

To avoid the crowds, it was decided that all funeral ceremonies would take place inside Windsor Castle, 30

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The controversy escalated

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband a week ago, controversy has intensified over the funeral, particularly who will attend and who will be absent.

The funeral of the late Duke of Edinburgh will be attended by his wife, Queen Elizabeth, and four children, the Princes. Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward and the sons of the late prince will follow a “Land Rover” which will carry the coffin. Publicity

He will also be assisted by Prince Harry, the Queen’s grandson, who and his uncle Prince Andrew will not wear the uniforms traditionally worn by members of the Royal Family on such occasions in a tradition dating back to the 19th century.

Prince Harry had lost all his military ranks and attributes by his voluntary withdrawal from the family after his marriage to Meghan Markle.

As for Prince Andrew, he retired from public life two years ago following an ethical problem.

The funeral will have both a military and a royal character, considering the late prince, who was a naval officer, and a member of the royal family.

Although he does not assume an official role, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has been one of the royal family’s most influential figures for more than 70 years, and his marriage to Queen Elizabeth lasted for 73 years. .