The Queen sat alone inside St George’s Chapel today as Covid regulations forced her to be separated from her family and wear a mask. The 94-year-old monarch cut a figure of silent dignity as she watched on while her beloved husband of 73 years was laid to rest. Following strict social …
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Three of Prince Philip’s German relatives were among the 30 handpicked guests at today’s funeral at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Edinburgh wanted both sides of his family represented when he was laid to rest – a wish that has been granted even with limited numbers. They are Bernhard, the hereditary …
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Prince Andrew made a swift change into aviator shades and a bomber jacket after his father’s funeral, after the Queen denied his demand to wear an Admiral’s uniform. The monarch took control earlier this week and decreed that none of the royal guests would be in military dress after her middle son …
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Prince Philip will become the 25th Royal in the 200-year-old vault hidden beneath St George’s Chapel in Windsor when he is buried. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died last Friday aged 99, will join a range of kings and queens behind a set of iron gates around 16ft underground. Among the …
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Prince Philip’s funeral service included a hymn to honour his service at sea, a psalm that was sung at his 75th birthday party and buglers from the Royal Marines who played the Navy’s ‘Action Stations’ battle signal. The emotional touches, which were planned by the Duke of Edinburgh himself, were …
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Prince William and Harry spoke to each other while leaving their grandfather Philip’s funeral at Windsor Castle today as the estranged brothers appeared in public together for the first time in more than a year. The princes talked while walking out of St George’s Chapel following the service this afternoon, having …
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Meghan Markle’s friend Omid Scobie claimed her mind is ‘very much on the situation here’ and that she is grieving because ‘she has also lost a family member’ as he led coverage on ABC on Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. Meghan is pregnant and in California. She did not join …
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Preparations for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding were so thorough that they even had a lawyer at Westminster Abbey in case someone spoke up to object to them being married. The revelation by the then Dean of Westminster, Dr John Hall, is one of a dozens of new details …
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Soaring over Windsor Castle, this is the Duke of Edinburgh performing his own flypast of the mighty royal fortress. The photograph shows Philip, then 31, flying solo on the day he was presented with his RAF wings nearly seven decades ago. He began flying lessons in November 1952 and made his …
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With the local elections less than three weeks away, how will the voting process work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Last year, the government made the decision to delay the local elections until 2021 as they were deemed unsafe to carry out during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social …
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