A ceremony in complete privacy and without pomp: the British royal family bids farewell to Prince Philip, husband of Elizabeth II, this Saturday during a private funeral at Windsor Castle.
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With each active member of the royal family having already rehearsed their own funeral, that of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had been ready for several years.
According to one of his directives, the body of the deceased will be transported aboard a Land Rover - a model Defender 130 Gun Bus in bronze green color - a vehicle designed and commissioned by the Duke himself.
The organization of his burial was codenamed
Operation Forth Bridge
in reference to a railway bridge located a few miles from Edinburgh.
Across the Channel, the code names for funerals are bridges, the most famous being the
London Bridge
attributed to Elizabeth II.
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Although he has the right to a state funeral, as the Queen's consort, Prince Philip has chosen final military honors.
Contrary to the usual course, thousands of people should have flocked to London and Windsor.
But given the rules in force in the United Kingdom related to the Covid-19 pandemic, only a maximum of thirty people are allowed to attend the funeral.
Along with the Queen, her four children (Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward) and their spouses, her grandchildren, including William and Harry who lives in California after her shattering withdrawal from the monarchy will be present.
On the other hand, Meghan, Harry's pregnant wife, remained in the United States.
In order to "
allow as many family members as possible to attend the funeral
", Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not attend.
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The British population will be invited to observe a minute's silence at 3 p.m. at the start of the ceremony, which will be held just four days before the 95th birthday of the Queen, whom Prince Philip had married in 1947, more than seventy-three years ago. years.
