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London (CNN) -
Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, will be entombed on Saturday next week in a ceremony that will be colorful and steeped in tradition, but understated by royal standards.
Philip, who was officially the Duke of Edinburgh, died peacefully at Windsor Castle on Friday morning at the age of 99.
He was the oldest consort in the nation, a term given to the spouse of a reigning monarch, and they were married for 73 years.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will attend his grandfather's funeral, but his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be present, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
The couple live in California and a doctor had advised the duchess, who is pregnant, not to travel to the UK, the spokesman said.
The couple gave an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired in March, in which they told their side of the story on their break with the royal family, making explosive accusations against some of its members and the establishment.
Prince Harry would have landed in the UK for Prince Philip's funeral
This will be the funeral of Prince Philip
Felipe's funeral plans have been adapted to respect certain covid-19 restrictions, and all the usual elements that involve contact with the public have been eliminated.
The College of Arms, which oversees many ceremonial aspects of the royal family's work, had previously confirmed that the duke would not be anywhere accessible to the public, as he could have seen thousands of people lining up to see his coffin.
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Current covid rules in England limit the number of people who can attend funerals to 30.
In a nod to the Duke's preference for driving himself, without a driver, his coffin will be transported by Land Rover from Windsor Castle to St George's Chapel for the ceremony.
The procession will begin at 2:45 pm (9:45 am ET) and will be led from Windsor Castle by a band of grenadier guards, along with various heads of military units.
A group of pipes from the Royal Navy will broadcast "The Still" while the Land Rover is parked at the foot of the West Steps.
There will be a pistol salute and a minute of national silence at 3 pm prior to the ceremony.
The queen says that the death of Prince Philip "leaves a great void in his life"
The death of the duke has been marked in a gloomy way, as the royal house and the UK government have asked the public not to collect or leave flowers in the royal residences, as the country is still under strict restrictions by the covid-19.
But the gun salutes were held across the country: 41 rounds were fired, at one round per minute, at Windsor Castle, the Tower of London in the capital, and at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, among other places. .
Australia, a Commonwealth nation, also paid its respects with a firearms salute in front of Parliament in the capital Canberra on Saturday morning.
Tributes have come from the UK and abroad for the duke, who had recently spent a month in two London hospitals, undergoing heart surgery and treatment for an infection, before returning to Windsor Castle in mid-March.
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