The Queen will wear a face mask at Prince Philip’s funeral as he’s laid to rest in a traditional oak coffin.
Her Majesty, 94, and other royals will not be exempt from Covid-19 rules as her beloved husband is buried on Saturday with just 30 mourners present.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on Friday aged 99, is being laid to rest in St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Unusually, Philip’s coffin will be carried from Windsor Castle in the back of an open-top Land Rover he helped develop with the Army.
But in keeping with royal tradition, the casket is made from English oak and lined with lead, The Sun reports.
It is being supplied by the royal family’s undertakers, Leverton & Sons, which date back to the 18th Century.
Prince Philip’s life spanned almost a century of upheaval for Britain: He had lived with a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and he died nearly 100 years old in an era of smartphones and the internet. April 9, 2021
“His Royal Highness’s body will lie at rest in Windsor Castle ahead of the funeral in St. George’s Chapel,” the statement said.
Source : The sun
