GNB Desk: Price Phillip also know as the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will take place on Saturday 17 April at 3pm, Buckingham Palace has said.
The ceremony will take place at Windsor Castle under current Covid guidance, meaning there will be no public procession.
Prince Harry, who now lives in California, stepped away from royal duties last year will also attend the funeral service along with other members of the royal family. His wife Meghan, the duchess of Sussex is pregnant and will not attend the service.
Prince Philip’s personal wishes have been taken into consideration and approved by the Queen.
His coffin will be transported to the St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in a Land Rover designed with the help of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Windsor Household Cavalry Salute Prince Philip Opposite Windsor Castle
Military tributes for Prince Philip have begun this morning with members of the Household Cavalry giving a salute and taking part in a two minute silence opposite Windsor Castle.
U.S. forces completed a 90-minute morning strike wave against coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island, CENTCOM said, hours after an overnight wave hit dozens of targets near the Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade of Iranian ports resumed.
The UAE says Iranian cruise missiles struck two of its tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14, killing one Indian crew member and injuring others. India summoned an Iranian diplomat and lodged a protest, while the two governments gave differing casualty figures.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces struck oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Russia’s Krasnodar region, hit a patrol ship and tanker in Gelendzhik, and struck three shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov. The claims could not be independently verified.
President Trump said the U.S. will be reimbursed at 20% on cargo through the Strait of Hormuz and is reinstating an Iranian blockade, declaring America the strait’s guardian. His post did not explain who would pay or how, as Washington and Tehran trade conflicting claims over the waterway.
U.S. Central Command said it hit dozens of Iranian targets July 12 — air defenses, radars, missiles, drones and small boats — using attack sea drones for the first time. The strikes aim to reduce Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the command said.
