The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9 at the age of 99, leaving behind his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II, their four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Buckingham Palace announced Philip’s death, expressing in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.”
Before his death, Philip had a hand in making his own funeral plans. Here is everything we know about how the late royal will be laid to rest.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will take place at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m. ET. The service will begin with a three-minute moment of silence and be preceded by a Ceremonial Procession inside the grounds of Windsor Castle. You can watch the funeral service on ET Live, CBS and CBS News.
CBS News will broadcast a live special report on Saturday beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Gayle King, CBS This Morning co-host, will anchor the special report from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.
What to Expect:
Per the palace, Prince Philip’s coffin, “covered with His Royal Highness’s Personal Standard and dressed with a wreath of flowers, is resting in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, where it will remain until the day of the funeral.”
On Saturday, it will then be moved to a Bearer Party founded by The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. “Positioned in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle there will be representative detachments drawn from His Royal Highness’s military special relationships.”
His coffin will then be carried in “a purpose-built Land Rover — which The Duke was involved in the design of — flanked by military Pall Bearers, in a small Ceremonial Procession from the State Entrance to St George’s Chapel, for the service.” His family will walk behind the coffin. Royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET that Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry will be the ones to walk behind the coffin.
“We understand that just as they walked behind Diana’s coffin at her funeral, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry will walk behind Prince Philip’s coffin in what is going to be a very moving final farewell to the duke,” Nicholl said.
Carried by a Bearer Party found by the Royal Marines, the coffin will be taken to the top of the West Steps of St George’s Chapel by the Dean of Windsor and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Duke’s naval cap and sword will be placed on the coffin ahead of the service and with his insignia laid on the altar of the chapel. At the conclusion of the service, HRH will be interred in the royal vault in St George’s Chapel.
