now the national minutes of silence across the uk to honor prince philip.

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>> now the coffin carried up the rest of the western steps there was st. george's chapel, met by the dean of windsor and the archbishop of canterbury. there will not be eulogies this morning from the royal family during this serv but we do remember the queen's

famous words, that prince philip has simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family and this and many other countries owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. we had been told that members of the royal family, and you can see it right there, putting on their masks as they enter the chapel. just a reminder of what wheeler the whole world has been through, but certainly the uk and viewers here in america understand. and in many ways, it's a reminder of the funerals, not only from covid but from any

other reason to lose a loved one in this past year or more has been so difficult for families around the world because of the distance we've had to keep from these funerals and this on a much grander scale is emblematic of that. they'll be sitting apart from one another in the chapel. and we haven't seen the lines in the streets, but we know millions across the uk are watching this with us this morning, deborah. >> david, i'm struck by one thing, too, is that even though he was a private person, a lot of people didn't know that prince philip was a man of great faith. and here at this very chapel, he had helped establish a retreat years ago or both of faith. but he wanted a very simple ceremony, which is what you're seeing here. it seems to reflect what he was all about -- keep it simple, let's get on with it. but certainly paying homage to a man who cared deeply about his country and also about his

faiths. >> . >> he questioned his role in the royal family, what he could do to make a difference. that is on full display, as you point out, deborah, right here this morning. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> the choir, beautiful, especially when you know there were just four people performing in that choir because of covid. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ >> we are here today in st. george's chapel to commit into the hands of god the soul of his servant prince philip, duke of edinborough. with grateful hearts we remember the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our queen, by his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude, and faith.

our lives have been enriched through the challenges that he has set us, the encouragement that he has given us, his kindness, humor, and humanity. we, therefore, pray that god will give us grace to follow his example, and that with our brother philip at the last, we shall know the joys of life eternal. ♪

♪ ♪ o savior whose almighty word the winds and waves submissive heard ♪ ♪ who walked on the foaming deep and calm amid its rage did

sleep ♪ ♪ o hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea ♪ ♪ o sacred spirit who didn't brood upon the chaos dark and rude ♪ ♪ who based its angry tumult cease and gavest light and life and pace ♪ ♪ o hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea ♪

♪ o trinity of love and power our brethren shield in danger's hour ♪ ♪ from rock and tempest fire and foe protect them where soever they go ♪ ♪ and ever let there rise to thee glad hymns of praise from land and sea ♪

>> a reading from the book ecclesiaste cuss. look at the rainbow and praise its maker, it shines with a supreme beauty, rounding the sky with its gleaming arc, a bow bent by the hands of the most high. his command speeds the snowstorm and sends the swift lightning to execute his sentence. to that end, the storehouses are opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. by his mighty power, the clouds are piled up and the hailstones

broken small. the crash of his thunder makes the earth writhe, and when he appears, an earthquake shakes the hills. at his will the south wind blows, the squall from the north and the hurricane. he scatters the snowflakes like birds alighting. they settle like a warm of locusts. the eye is dazzled by their beautiful whiteness, and as they fall, the mind is entranced. he spreads frost on the earth like salt, and icicles form like pointed stakes. a cold blast from the north, and

ice grows hard on the water, settling on every pool as though the water were putting on a breastplate. he consumes the hills, scorches the wilderness, and whithers the grass like fire. cloudy weather quickly puts all to rights, and dew brings welcome relief after heat. by the power of his thought he tamed the deep and planted it with islands. those who sail the sea tell stories of its dangers which astonish all who hear them. in it are strange and wonderful

creatures, all kind of living things and huge sea monsters. by his own acadetion, he achiev hs end, and by his word all things are held together. ♪ o be joyful in the lord all ye lands ♪ ♪ serve the lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song ♪ ♪ be ye sure that the lord he is god it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves ♪ ♪ we are his people and the sheep of his pasture ♪

♪ o go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise ♪ ♪ be thankful unto him and speak of good of his name ♪ ♪ for the lord is gracious his mercy is everlasting ♪ ♪ and his truth and his truth endureth from generation to generation ♪ ♪ glory be to the father and to

the son and to the holy ghost ♪ ♪ as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be ♪ ♪ world without end world without end ♪ ♪ amen ♪ ♪

>> that music written for st. george's chapel at the request of prince philip. he chose all the music himself, and now the archbishop of cante canterbury. from st. john's gospel. martha said to jesus, "lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. and even now i know that whatever you ask from god, god will give you." jesus said to her, "your brother will rise again." martha said to him, "i know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." jesus said to her, "i am the

resurrection and the life. he who believes in me, though he die, jet shall he live. and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. do you believe this?" she said to him, "yes, lord. i believe that you are the christ, the son of god, he who is coming into the world ♪

♪ my soul give praise unto the lord of heaven in majesty and honor clothed ♪ ♪ the earth he made will not be moved the seas he made to be its robe give praise ♪ ♪ give praise give praise ♪ ♪ give praise give praise ♪ ♪ the waters rise above the highest mountain

and throw down to the vales and leas ♪ ♪ at springs wild assess quench their thirst and birds make nest amid the trees ♪ ♪ ♪ the trees the lord has made are full of vigor the fir tree is a home for storks ♪ ♪ wild goats find refuge in the hills from foes the conies shelter in

the rocks ♪ ♪ my soul give praise unto the lord of heaven in majesty and honor clothed ♪ ♪ the earth he made will not be moved the seas he made to be its robe ♪ ♪ give praise ♪ ♪ o lord how manifold is your creation all things in wisdom you provide ♪ ♪ you give your riches to the

end and to the sea so great and wide ♪ ♪ ♪ you take your creatures breath and life is ended your breath goes forth and life begins ♪ ♪ your hand renews the face of earth your praise my whole life i will

sing ♪ ♪ my soul give praise unto the lord of heaven in majesty and honor clothed ♪ ♪ the earth he made will not could moved the seas he made to be its robe give praise ♪ ♪ give praise give praise ♪ ♪ give praise give praise ♪ give praise ♪

>> now the dean of windsor, reverend david conner. ♪ let us pray ♪ ♪ lord have mercy upon us christ have mercy ♪ ♪ lord have mercy upon us ♪ ♪ our father which art in heaven her hallowed be thy nam ♪ ♪ thy kingdom come

they will be done in earth as it is in heaven ♪ ♪ give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses ♪ ♪ as we forgive them that trespass against us ♪ ♪ and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen ♪ ♪ enter not into judgment with thy servant o lord

for in thy sight shall no man living be justified ♪ ♪ grant upon him eternal rest and let light perpetual shine upon him ♪ ♪ we believe verily to see the goodness of the lord ♪ ♪ in the land of the living ♪ ♪ o lord her our prayer and let our cry come unto thee

♪ >> o merciful god, the father of our lord jesus christ who is the resurrection and the life, in whom whatsoever believeth shall live though he died and whoever so liveth and believeth in him shall not die eternally. who also hath taught us by his holy apostle st. paul not to be sorriy as men without hope, for them that sleep in him. we makely beseech thee, o father, that when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this our brother doth. and that at the general resurrection in the last day we may be found acceptable in thy

sight and receive that blessing which thy well-beloved son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, saying, come ye blessed children of my father. receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. grant this we beseech thee, o merciful father, through jesus christ, our mediator and redeemer, amen. >> o eternal god, before whose face the generations rise and pass away, thyself unchanged, abiding, we bless thy holy name for all who have completed their earthly course in thy faith and following and are now at rest. we remember before thee this

day, philip, duke of edinburgh, rendering thanks unto thee for his resolute faith and loyalty, for his high sense of duty and integrity, for his life of service to the nation and commonwealth, and for the courage and inspiration of his leadership. to him with all the faithful departed, grant thy peace. let light perpetual shine upon them. and in thy loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of thy perfect will. three jesus christ our lord, amen. >> o lord who didst give to thy servant st. george grace to lay aside the fear of man, and to be faithful even unto death.

grant that we, unmindful of worldly honor, may fight the wrong, uphold thy rule, and serve thee to our lives' end through jesus christ our lord. amen. god save our gracious sovereign and all the companions living and departed of the most honorable and noble order of the garter. amen. o god of the spirits of all flesh, we praise thy holy name for thy servant philip, duke of edinburgh, who has left us a fair pattern of valiant and true knighthood. grant unto him the assurance of thineromise er b with those who down to the sea in ships and

occupy their business in great waters. and we beseech thee that following his good example and strengthened by his fellowship, we may at the last, together with him, be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. through jesus christ our lord. amen. o lord god, when thou givest to thy servants to endeavor any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory. through him who for the finishing of thy work laid down his li, our j christ.

amen. almighty god, father of all mercies a giver of all comfort, deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn. that casting every care on thee they may know the consolation of thy love, through jesus christ our lord. amen. ♪ give rest o christ to thy servant with thy saints ♪ ♪ where sorrow and pain are no

more neither sigh ing but life everlasting ♪ ♪ thou only art immortal the creator and maker of man ♪

♪ and we are mortal formed of the earth and unto earth shall we return ♪ ♪ for so thou didst jordanian when thou createdest me saying dust thou art and unto dust shall thou return ♪

♪ all we go down to the dust and weeping o'er the grave we make our song ♪ ♪ alleluia alleluia alleluia ♪ ♪ give rest christ for thou servant with thy

saints ♪ ♪ where sorrow and pain are more neither sigh ing but but life everl everl everlasting ♪

>> go forth upon thy journey from this world, o christian soul, in the of god the father almighty who created thee. in the name of jesus christ who suffered for thee. in the name of the holy spirit who strengthened thee. may thy portion this day be in peace and that i dwelling in the heavenly jerusalem. amen. >> thus it hath pleased almighty

god to take out this transitory life unto his divine mercy, the last most high, mighty, and illustreats prince, philip duke of edinborough, baron of greenwich, knight of the most mobile of the garter, knight of the most ancient and nobel peace prize order of the thistle. member of the order of merit, knight grand cross of the royal victorian order, upon bhom had been con ferped the royal victorian chain. grand master and knight grand cross from his excellent order of the british empire, lord high admiral of the united ting dost moston cots admiral of t ee fie marshal army and marshal r alir of her most excellent majesty elizabeth the ii by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern

ireland and of her other realms of territories, queen, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, sovereign of the most noble order of the garter, whom may god preserve and bless with long life, health and honor, and all worldly happiness. >> i think they're standing now as they prepare to lower the coffin into the royal vault. ♪

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♪ >> st. george's chapel is filled with royal burials. three kings including george iii, his two sons george iv, william the iv. and soon prince philip. ♪

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♪ >> and next the buglers of the royal marines will sound action stations. this was at the request of prince philip. ♪ ♪

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>> god grant to the living grace, to the departed rest, to the church, the queen, and the commonwealth and all people unity, peace, and concord. and to us and to all god's servants, life everlasting. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy spirit, be with you all and remain with you always, amen. ♪ god save our gracious queen long live our noble queen ♪ ♪ god save the queen ♪

♪ send her victorious happy and glorious ♪ ♪ long to reign over us god save the queen ♪ >> of course the national anthem, "god save the queen." and perhaps the most powerful moment of the morning. hearing the anthem and watching queen elizabeth. and in these final moments, they will lower the coffin, and you might be wondering if this is the final resting place. it's not.

here's the queen. as her children and grandchildren follow, we should note that when the queen degrees, the duke will be move -- dies, the duke will be moved to the tiny king george vi tiny chapel. also there on the grounds where the queen's father and her mother, queen elizabeth, the queen mother, the remains of her sister, princess margaret, are also interred. he will lie beside his wife again. prince william, duchess kate, and we saw during the service prince harry alone at the end there. that was part of the protocol that we knew we would witness, but it's still painful to watch a family mourn their grandfather, their father, their husband, and a reminder of what quite frankly so many families

have gone through during this pandemic, these times. bidding farewell from a safe distance. >> deborah roberts, the queen met the young cadet when she was just a teenager, 13, 14 years old. she told her father, "he is the only man i will ever love," and her father signaled slow down, slow down. but they would then marry. we saw the sword on top of the coffin. a gift from queen elizabeth's father with an inscription, a message from him, as prince philip married his daughter. >> david, you're reminded of what they meant to each other as we watched with all the photos of them together. and people have been touched by

it on social media, talking about what it is to see all these pictures. many we've never seen before of the two of them. and seeing that image of her alone. someone said on social media, the queen will not be alone, the nation will be by her side. and i think that is the overwhelming feeling that people are having today. whatever they think about the monarchy, they are deeply devoted to this woman and her life of service. >> and as james longman mentioned in our coverage earlier, this is an opportunity for the uk to be reminded of all of the tests britain has faced and that the queen and prince philip have been there to help them usher them through it all. and certainly the tests within the royal family that played out in front of the cameras. in fact, it was prince philip himself who wanted to be more accessible to the british people, encouraged the queen to be part of that documentary very early on in their marriage with their children. i'm not sure the queen loved it so much, but it did show them to be more ordinary than folks

perhaps might have thought. and it also probably led to more hunger, you know, that sort of insatiable curiosity about the royals that they've had to deal with for so many years. as we watch and see the family as they leave and wait to see what they'll show us next. maggie ruhly is outside buckingham palace, she's in london. i know the big difference with this is that people haven't been able to line the streets to show their public respects for the prince. but in your reporting, in recent days, you've often pointed out la ay,n ie , own way to say tha. >> yeah, exactly, david. we've been seeing just a constant stream of people behind us, even during that minute of silence just moments ago. we saw a small group gathering to pay their respects. and david, you know, i'll never forget the moment from last friday, we were standing right here when that news of prince philip's passing was announced.

and we turned around and saw that flag at buckingham palace being lowered to half mast. and just the heaviness that was in the air, the heaviness has not left buckingham palace since. and the people that have all come to pay their respects, to mourn, i've spoken to so many of them. the thing that sticks with me is that so many of them tell me the same thing, that to them prince philip was like the nation's grandfather. this constant in their life. and to know that he's no longer with us just leaves this void. so yes, david, the group is very small behind me. police are not letting people gather. the memorials are small. the tributes have been kept tiny. despite this size, they're still so powerful because people are here honoring prince philip. and in some ways it's fitting for a prince who was known to not like a fuss, known for his quiet dignity. in some ways it seems like the perfect way to remember him today. >> maggie, thank you.

>> the queen getting back into the state bentley which, by the way, we mentioned prince philip and the land rover that he he helped design to carry him. he and the queen had a lot to do with this bentley. this was given to her for her jubilee. they were involved in that, too. not necessarily in the design of the bentley. it's hard to mess with a bentley, but with some of the modifications. she has driven off along with her lady in waiting. so not entirely alone, but deborah, as you point out, that image of the funeral of the queen sitting by herself. and that famous story, you know, it wasn't long after they were married, she was certainly not queen yet. but her father was sick, and

they traveled to kenya on their first commonwealth tour, the first stepop on the tour. there we see prince william and leading up to this that they were hoping for moments like the one you just saw. and that's the one thing i think that you're reminded of when you watch a funeral like this, that this is a family. >> a family that's -- >> they've said often, deborah, how much they love their grandfather, and now they leave together. >> a family that grew great strength from each other. he was that strength for all of them after their mother died. it was prince philip who jumped in and said that he wanted to make sure the boys were taken care of. he walked with them along the route. he took them fishing and hunting to take their mind off their grief. i mean, at the end of the day, he was a grandfather, and he may have been a little gruff in his nature, people may have made jokes about that, but he was a

caring grandfather and great grandfather. the ceo of his family. >> we see prince charles there, duchess camilla. duchess of cornwall. in front of them, andrew, of course, with his two daughters. eugenie and beatrice. and we see there, that's edward's son james. he stands out because he's the youngest of the grandchildren, just 13 years old. as we look at that picture. and as i noted a moment ago, that image of princes william and merharry and duchess kate, become also one of the defining moments of the day. and they're well aware that the world has dissected the tensions and the headlines of late, and they know their own truths.

and certainly they are aware of the power of an image of talking with one another and walking out together after remembering their grandfather. and i would gather you've reported so much on william and harry and -- and harry has been so open about his own struggle with mental health after the loss of his mother, princess diana. prince william has talked about it, too. duchess kate. it was something they all did together for a time. duchess meghan included. this we have to remember is a day when they're mourning the loss of someone they were very, very close to, their grandfather. >> yeah, despite the differences that we've heard about the family members and alleged or reported tensions, this has been a day where they are unified in grief and love for the life and legacies of prince philip. those moments with william and harry talking together. this is the first time they've

seen each other in over a year face to face. it will be no doubt the first steps forward and building the bridges to repairing relations. that's exactly what prince philip would have wanted today. he would have wanted everyone to put their differences aside, focus on family and what matters. and we're seeing that unfold in front of our very eyes. >> omid, thank you. victoria, i began to tell the story a moment ago of that first stop on their commonwealth tour as a young couple, nowly married. queen elizabeth -- newly married. queen elizabeth and prince philip, she wasn't the queen yet, she was the crown princess. she had travelled to kenya. they went up into a tree house where they were staying the night. it was overnight that she lost her father. it's been written so often that she came down that tree a queen, and it was actually prince philip at the time who broke the news. and i can't help but to look that it's been such a long life and to see her alone in that chapel, she is strong and certainly the british people know that. the world knows that. but what an extraordinary challenge this day and these

days ahead will be for her not to have the person who's been there every step of the way. >> yeah, you're absolutely right, david. he has been by her side every step of the way. and seeing her alone, that image of her sitting on the edge of the pew in the chapel today i think will be a defining image of this funeral because it was incredibly moving to see that completely by herself with the face mask on, as well. of course due to covid times. and i think another poignant image, as you pointed out when we first saw it, was, of course, the duke's naval cap on his -- on top of the coffin there. and i think that that is incredibly moving to see because that is symbolic of the career that he gave up in order to do his duty and support her. that will really be his legacy. >> that he gave up, as you point out, to serve his queen even though he was unsure in the beginning how to necessarily fulfill that role. and he would learn along the way and be honest about it, humble and honest about having to seek out what that role would mean over the course of time.

and certainly took on different definitions. an outward facing world, but also an inward one with he became sort of the rock for the family. the queen certainly is, as well. but many able to turn to prince philip through the years. his children, grandchildren, obviously stories of even princess diana for a time when she was struggling with prince charles, that prince philip tried to help them. tried to reach out to princess diana. because he knew what it was like to join this family. ultimately, though, it didn't work out. and of course, as we mentioned this morning, the prince walking with his grandsons behind princess diana's coffin. the queen has said before the funeral today -- and she wanted to make a point of this, buckingham palace repeatedly said this -- that these were very much the personal wishes of the duke, the queen said. prince philip planned this funeral. and i want to bring in robert again. we were struck here in the studio, deborah and i were talking about this, that the readings today, in particular the first reading, so much about the