only to members of the royal navy and the royal marines, as he was _ royal navy and the royal marinested, he was always keen notjust to forces. whenever he visited, he was always keen not just to talk to the top brass, — always keen not just to talk to the top brass, as it were, but to find out exactly— top brass, as it were, but to find out exactly what was going on with the non—commissioned men and women as well_ the non—commissioned men and women as well to _ the non—commissioned men and women as well to discover what modern day military— as well to discover what modern day military life — as well to discover what modern day military life was like. we know and we have _ military life was like. we know and we have heard extensively how much he enjoyed _ we have heard extensively how much he enjoyed his time in the navy, full-time — he enjoyed his time in the navy, full—time in the military. and one can only— full—time in the military. and one can only wonder what heights he would _ can only wonder what heights he would have reached had he stayed within— would have reached had he sta

royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. end of her husband's funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. with me is our royal correspondent, sarah campbell — we sell pageantry but also simplicity about the service reflecting possibly what the duke wanted. absolutely. we know that the plans that had been in place for many years had to be severely adapted because of the pandemic and that is the reason why crowds have been kept away from windsor and from all royal residences over the last week but we were told that even so, the funeral was to reflect and to celebrate his great life of service that the duke had lived and it did just that. it was the most stunning backdrop. the sun was shining, the sky was a perfect blue colour and this really reflected his role as a military man but also as a family man. it was a simple service, a christian service because he was a man of faith and the music and readings were chosen by the duke. many of them reflected his love of the sea, his love nature, his naval background. the chapel was b

he was both royal and an outsider, in fact he was more royal| outsider, in fact he was more royal thanen, before he was ten, prince philip's family broke up. his mother had a mirthless breakdown and his father floated down to the south of france where he ended up living with a girlfriend on a yacht, his parents split up and the family... it collapsed. —— nervous breakdown. his sisters were married to german princes, and prince philip was educated mostly in britain, but i once saw a visitor's book he signed in the 1930s and in the column he put his name, philip of greece, and in the address column he simply put, no fixed abode, so as a young man, he had no fixed abode. he never complained about this and even when i talked to him about it, he said, these things happen, that's life, you'vejust he said, these things happen, that's life, you've just got to get on with it, and he did get on with it, and then his school and the royal navy which hejoined then his school and the royal navy which he joined at the end of the 19305 which he joined at the end of the 1930s and his service during the

reporter: this royal town has seen many royal events over the years. both sad and happy ones.hink it's bun one of quiet reflection here at windsor and understandably a somber mood here as the news spreads through this town that the duke of edinburgh had died. many people came here to the castle, some laid flowers, some paused, shared memories, reflected on the duke's remarkable life. we spoke to a young boy called oscar who came with his mother and he left a card, on that card he wrote, your majesty, so sorry about hearing about your amazing husband. another lady we spoke to said, it's so sad, i just wanted him to get to 100. of course the duke was a couple of months away from his 100th birthday. but the duke spent his last days here at windsor castle. after being discharged from hospital three weeks ago. he and the queen spent the last year here isolating together. they quietly celebrated the duke's 99th birthday last year an they also quietly celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. tonight here, at castle behind us, the queen, now a widow, is in mourning for her husband,

he became an inspiration for the younger royals. his greatest achievement was simply being there for his wife, the queen. >> without the duke in her life, one can only imagine that it will take its toll on the queen because for so many years he has been her strength and stay, her rock, her friend, her advisor. >> reporter: he lived to see his grandson prince william's marriage to kate middleton in 2011, celebrated the birth of his great grandson, the third in line to the throne, prince george, and was there for the wedding of prince harry to meghan markle. at age 96 after more than 22,000 solo public appearances, prince philip retired from royal duties. his legacy, a lifetime of service to his nation and his wife, the queen. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> just in the last few moments buckingham palace announcing that prince philip has passed away at the age of 99. we expect more word from the palace in the coming hours, but at the moment they just said that he died peacefully at home in windsor castle. let's bring in daisy mcand

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royal. he lost that position, if you look. some of the talk is that -- and i think this is probably about right, that the queen decided that members of the royal family would not wear military uniforms in order to step away, if you like, from the controversy and the challenges if prince harry were not wearing a military uniform. he will be wearing his medals, we are told. they will all wear their medals, but it is clearly very, very difficult for these two brothers and at the same time i think, as so many families do, they will put that aside on a day like today. >> all right. keir simmons at windsor castle, molly hunting at buckingham palace. we thank you both so much. i know we will see you throughout the morning so stand by. joining us from buckingham palace is tim yort, a former royal editor. and daisy mcandrew, from windsor castle, royal contributor. welcome to both and thank you for joining us. my first question is to you, daisy, regarding what we were just talking about. we called it

the royal navy, the royal marines, the royal air force to name but a few.have seen members of the royal family arriving at st. george's chapel, including kate, the duchess of cambridge. soon, we will see prince philip's coffin emerge from the state entrance here at windsor castle, with his personal standard, his sword, and naval cap. we will see the queen herself. now, of course, members of the family will walk behind the coffin, but not the queen. inside st. george's chapel, she will sit alone wearing a mask because of coronavirus restrictions. i think that will be a deeply poignant moment. st. george's chapel behind me is a cavernous space. to see 30 members of the royal family there, i think it will add to the solemnity of the occasion. there will be bells ringing, and there will be guns fired. the queen will say good-bye to her husband. guys? >> keir, we'll check back with you in a little bit. >> we can hear the military band's music that is going to unfold on windsor castle's grounds this morning. which, of course, is the favorite home of the queen and

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importantly, this is not a royal residence, it is not a royal estate.1952, and prince philip didn't live in the house. he spent more time at a more informal cottage a couple of miles away in a very quiet and secluded part of the estate, five bedroom cottage. and since he retired, that gave him the opportunity to wind down and enjoy his later years. he spent his time painting, shooting, talking to friends, entertaining and reading, and that is what he enjoyed about his latter years here. sadly, he passed away at windsor castle. he was not able to be here for the last few weeks of his life as he was effectively in a bubble with the queen at windsor, but this part of the world will miss him very much indeed. : , ., , ., ,,., ., indeed. alex dunlap at sandringham four hours. andrew— indeed. alex dunlap at sandringham four hours. andrew marr, _ indeed. alex dunlap at sandringham four hours. andrew marr, my - four hours. andrew marr, my colleague, has presented the history of modern britain looking at post—war britain and the diamond queen series about the re

royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations.ly, at the end of her husband's funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. seldom kennet �*s words have greater poignancy. —— can its words. # god save the queen. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our correspondent, helena wilkinson is outside windsor castle. it's been very striking that it's been a very public event, and yet, a very intimate family day as well. yes, absolutely. an incredibly sombre recession and funeral for the duke of edinburgh. it felt like a very personal, private funeral with just 30 members of the royal family inside the chapel. but it was done with planning by the duke of edinburgh himself. he spent years planning every last detail of his funeral. all the songs that were sung within the funeral service, they had been chosen by the duke of edinburgh, and i think the most striking image we saw in nicholas�*s report of the queen herself, because of the covid restrictions, she wasn't able to have any family members sitting next to her in the intimate, beautiful choir w

the buglers of the royal marines sounded the last post — after the duke was laid to rest in the royal. and across the nation, at 3pm, gun salutes and a minute's silence took place. good afternoon from windsor castle, where the funeral of the duke of edinburgh has taken place this afternoon. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke's love of the military was reflected in the pageantry here, before the funeral in st george's chapel. inside the chapel, there were only 30 mourners — all members of the family or close friends. the queen sat alone — again due to covid rules — as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it correspondent, nicholas witchell. was that windsc fell it was that windsor castle that they fell in love. it was more the young lieutenant spent his leave at the castle visiting the then princess will —— elizabeth. they spent many of the happiest moments of their 73 years together at windsor and it was within the ancient walls of this castle that the nation paid its f

royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations.ly, at the end of her husband's funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. it has been a day of ceremony and solemnity and some emotion at winds are and watching it all has been our correspondent. with me is our correspondent, helena wilkinson. we could detect the hand of the duke himself in the proceedings. absolutely. we know that the duke spent so many years planning his own funeral and i suspect he would be absolutely proud of how his funeral was performed and played out today especially ceremonial elements played out behind the walls of winds are castle after a very difficult day for the queen and also for other members of the royal family. day for the queen and also for other members of the royalfamily. as day for the queen and also for other members of the royal family. as you say, the funeral itself, it was littered with very personal touches made by the duke of edinburgh. he had a big say while here is alive in the order of service. we saw many of the order of service. we sa

royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. at the end of her husband's funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. seldom can its words have had greater poignancy. # god save the queen.# the family mourners departed, a widowed queen to her castle, and two brothers, william and harry, walked away together, alongside the duchess of cambridge. the duke of edinburgh is gone, but the brothers know that he would have wanted the family to move on, and for differences to be healed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is here. the point you made at the end of your report, it is often said that funerals can bring families together, that any rifts can be healed, will this be one of these occasions?— healed, will this be one of these occasions? ., u, _ occasions? the one thing we can say with certainty _ occasions? the one thing we can say with certainty is _ occasions? the one thing we can say with certainty is that _ occasions? the one thing we can say with certainty is that no _ occasions? the one th

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the 8th always a test side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for the british prince consul the couple was married more than 70 years the former royal navy officer lived an eventful public life that was occasionally seasoned by his sharp tongue and. and for dry humor. he was born prince philip of greece and denmark on the island of corfu in 1921 but despite his family's eristic pratik background money was often in short supply his parents divorced and philip ended up in england where he began a career in the royal navy at the outbreak of world war 2. he met the future queen for the 1st time in the 1930 s. he was 18 and for and is a birth just 13 at the time it was reportedly love at 1st sight her parents were nonplussed with the prince of humble means but elizabeth persevered in 1947 shortly after the war the 2 were married. their 1st child prince charles was born the following year the family lived on the island of malta where phillip was stationed as an officer but the death of the british king george the 6th in 1950 to change their lives dramatically. elizabeth became que

royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations.stations at the end of her husband's funeral, the choir sang the national anthem. seldom can its words have had greater poignancy. # god save the queen.# the family mourners departed, a widowed queen to her castle, and two brothers, william and harry, walked away together, alongside the duchess of cambridge. the duke of edinburgh is gone, but the brothers know that he would have wanted the family to move on, and for differences to be healed. nicholas witchell, bbc news. outside the walls of windsor castle, despite the fact that police had asked people not to gether because of the covid restrictions, there were small groups determined to pay their respects. some stopped to leave flowers, others praised the royal family for setting an example, by limiting numbers at the funeral service. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports on how windsor and its people responded to the events of the day. there was a quiet early calm to windsor. picture perfect for this day of solemnity and remem

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it could not be the royal house of mountbatten.wouldn't allow it, the royal family wouldn't allow it. >> within the family domain, prince philip's function was head of the household, but in the public arena, as consort to the queen, no role had been clearly defined for him. it would be up to the duke of edinburgh to carve it out. >> prince philip was somebody who was a bit of a workaholic, if anything should be known. he was full of ideas, full ofas energy. i think it was quite difficultas for the queen and the courtiers to actually know what to do with him. >> in response to this challenge, prince philip decided he could use his influence to champion areas of life oftenon overlooked at the time. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is clearly our duty as citizens to see tt science is used for the benefit of mankind, for what use is science if man does not survive? >> british technology, science and industry were early beneficiaries, but the range of issues prince philip would come to engage with was impressive, illustrating from the outset

he could have rose to the head of the royal ny.personality, a natural leader, a natural alpha male. those were characteristics about him with which the queen fell in love as princess elizabeth. she never had thought of anyone else to be her husband and it was almost the one rebellious thing she did in her life. he was not from eaton and the guards, he was fm the royal navy. he came from a fractured, rootless past. though he was from european royalty, born as a prince of greece, booted out of the country when he and his family had to flee. no greek blood in him at all. he was mostly danish and a bit of german, russian, british. he settled in the united kingdom, found his roots here. it was at places like warden stan -- gordonstoun that this tough-minded self-confident young man emerged. that was translated into the royal navy. he could have gone far that. during the second world war he came together with the younger princess elizabeth. a love affair developed. he has been quoted by saying by his uncle oro mountbatten -- there was an

family joining him. >> it will be very moving to see the royal family and then members of the royald that we will seal the queen for the first time as a widow, not a wife. >> prince charles there. the prince of wales preparing to take his position, the primary position as the heir in waiting behind the coffin. you can see the members of his staff and his private secretary, his head of security and we can see prince harry well there in the shadows together. you have the members of the royal family. prince william and prince harry celebrated by peter phillip, who is princess ann's son. the palace will explain this is representatives of the children and grandchildren lining up behind the coffin and there are optics here about separating the two brothers, with tension. that is something the queen wanted to take attention away from so we are not going to dwell on it. >> no. it's about unity and really it's very moving to see. we have heard the children talk about what a void of the loss of the duke will be to them. moving to see charles and ann there who were so close to the duke and par

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the ultimate royal pioneer, a man we have _ ultimate royal pioneer, a man we have so— ultimate royalks for 'oinin: expect for. indeed. thanks for joining us- _ it's been nine hours since the announcement that his royal highness the duke of edinburgh died earlier today. the atmosphere at the castle is one of quiet reflection. there is no great outpouring of grief, but you get a sense of warm affection and respect not only in remembrance of the duke of edinburgh but for her majesty the queen. the union flag is flying at half mast at buckingham palace. as yet no details have been released for the plans for the duke's funeral. we expect an announcement to be made tomorrow. this evening, we've reflected on the extraordinary life and work of the duke of edinburgh. my thanks to all our guests, who have been sharing some personal insights and memories of the duke. stay with us on bbc one for a very special commemorative programme on the duke of edinburgh. from us all here, goodnight.

the royal town of windsor in the royal borough, which has seen so many great royal occasions over theoffin was lowered, the words were spoken by the dean of windsor. absolutely, for everyone here and those watching at home it was deeply moving and a funeral like no other. the queen cut such a solitary figure. and to see her there in a facemask, which may have been a blessing in many ways because it did shield her. obviously the cameras are very respectful of the queen, but at points to see her head bowed in prayer, bowed in grief, it was very difficult to see. there is no humanity in covid. this is a funeral that many families will have gone through this, many people watching at home will recognise what the queen has gone through. i think everybody�*s sympathies will be with her. she was stoic but she was very much solo and i think it was quite heartbreaking to see her sitting there all alone, it is a very sombre image. and one i think everyone will be reflecting on today. i image. and one i think everyone will be reflecting on today.— be reflecting on today. i think it is the image —

this royal town has seen many royal events over the years, sad and happy ones.ere in windsor and understandably a sombre mood here as the news has spread through this town that the duke of edinburgh had died, many people came here to the castle, some laid flowers, some paused, shared memories and reflected on his remarkable life. we spoke to a young boy called 0scar who came here with his mother and left a card, on that card he wrote, your majesty, so sorry to hear about your majesty, so sorry to hear about your amazing husband. another card said, it is so sad, ijust wanted him to get to 100. the duke was a couple of months away from his 100th birthday, but he spent his last days here at windsor castle after being discharged from hospital three weeks ago. he and the queen spent the last year here isolating together. they quietly celebrated the duke's 99th birthday last year, they also quietly celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. tonight, huw, at the castle behind us, the queen, now a widow, is in mourning for her husband, a husband who was by her side for

i want to bring in neil shaun, royal reporter, has covered the royal family for 20 years.d. >> indeed, martha. i'm glad you mentioned that. we've seen history in the making today and also, you know, what a wonderful display that the military and all of the armed services have put on. i thought it was just magnificent, so emotional in fact. all eyes, as you rightly say, martha will be on that little chat. as we discussed on your excellent podcast earlier in the week, we were saying if there was anybody that would cement this relationship back, it would be kate. now, as we know, kate or katherine as we call her here, is one of the girls that really can cement things, can smooth things over. and i thought it was very telling, martha, that she was the one that instigated the conversation. you could see that, i felt, that william still seemed a little ill at ease, wasn't that keen to get involved in the conversation, but i would suggest that now they've moved back inside, it will be katherine, kate, who is instigating further chats. if she can do that, that will be wonderful, b

is good, but also the royal family. mark of respect for the duke's 99 years. as a tribute, they will be repeated across the uk, for a man who held a unique place in public life. a sense of some of the reaction across the uk. that was daniela ralph. you heard from the prime minister earlier. he gave that statement outside number 10 downing street the united kingdom and the commonwealth has gone through enormous change during the reign of queen elizabeth — and the duke of edinburgh has played a huge part in helping britain and her empire transition towards a new relationship with the countries in the commonwealth �*club'. in that time he travelled and developed connections with scores of countries, learning about their respective cultures. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been taking a closer look at the duke of edinburgh's relationship with the subcontinent. prince philip's ties to south asia ran deep. as uncle was mountbatten, the last viceroy of india and the first governor general of an independent

royal naval base in portsmouth...me to the royal navy's gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, prince edward arrived to join the queen in the family's mourning, as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke's funeral. and, from the family in a bbc programme broadcast last night, personal tributes from three of the duke's children. his energy was astonishing in supporting my mama, and doing it for such a long time, and, in some extraordinary way, being able to go on doing it for so long. his appreciation of how he could help the queen always seemed to be present, in terms of supporting her, because she was very young when she became queen, and it needed to be, i think, a double act for a lot of that time in order to allow her to take on that role. my father was always a great source of support and encouragement. - you know, it was... and guidance all the way through. and never trying to curtail any of the activities or anything i that we wanted to try and do, i but would always encourage that. and i

traditionally the royals have looked to the aristocracy when eyeing up suitors for young british royals spent four years together at st. andrews, at times living with one another, and really, really getting to establish a relationship. >> prince william would go to the middletons' home and spend a lot of time with them. he felt very at home there. and he could see how normal families worked. >> i know diana discussed with william. she said whatever you do you must get to know the person you marry, she must be your friend first and foremost. >> after seven years together william proposes to kate. >> when you go out with someone for quite a long time you do get to know each other very, very well. you go through the good times. you go through the bad times. >> the queen and prince philip are very close to william. and allowing william to live with kate before they got married and also to nary a middle-class girl who was not a princess or anything, all of those things speak to the fact that they learned. >> and good morning from london. millions of people here and across the globe waiting a

of service in the royal navy. too, that he was a royal consort with a difference. distinctive to the end. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell is with me now. we have reflected of course so much on the life of the duke and his achievements but actually this afternoon thoughts perhaps really should be with the queen. absolutely. here we are at a royal residence which for so long was the home of the duke and the queen. this is where he spent his final months, of course, shielding alongside the queen. what a stunning backdrop to a funeral which the palace has said consistently will reflect and celebrate his life of service. when the queen leaves the state entrance just before 3pm it will be the first time that we will have seen her since the announcement was made last friday that her husband of 73 years had died. she will follow the procession in a state bentley and then she will follow social distancing in the quire at st george's chapel, she will wear a mask and will be separated fro

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to royals when they pass.is waiting around and waiting around. i think he's got a little bit more to wait. queen elizabeth can match her husband, she's got five years to go. i think that, you know, this whole thing with harry and with his wife meghan. brian: it's front and center now. geraldo: it shows the enormous interest that the whole world has. we have no relationship with the royal family other than our history, and it ended that history ended in a war, two wars , and yet, we love them, we followed them, they are celebrities in every regard, and now, the passing of the senior member of the royal family, prince philip is something marked by many many millions of americans as well as the brits obviously, and i do think there will be an outpouring of emotion for him as they make this funeral caravan to windsor castle. ainsley: i hope harry is able to go. i don't know if meghan will. i don't know if she will be able to travel her doctor might tell her she can't because she's delivering a baby this summer. st

>> at the time, it was not usual for a young girl who was not of the royal circle to marry into the royalt. here you are, a young woman falling 92 love, the love of your life, not knowing whether or not you'll be able to actually spend your lives together. >> yeah, it was hard. and the more the years passed, the more stressful it became. >> could you have ever dreamed thrive would bring you here, grand duchess of luxembourg, a royal family in europe? >> really not. no, no, no. i would have people working for us in the household that would come and address me and say, your royal highness. once or twice i did look in back of me to see who they would talking to. what my mother told me before i married, and i always kept that very chose to my heart. she said to me, don't ever change. >> reporter: as the grand duchess discovered, when you marry into royalty, you marry into centuries of royal tradition. 44 countries have monarchies, from the himalayan kingdom of bhutan and the streets of tokyo to the shores of tonga and the palaces of the uk and europe, kings and queens wielding power that's in

wearing royal uniform.t windsor castle. you can follow the live coverage of the funeral. a special programme starting at half past midday on bbc one. there will be coverage from ten past eight this evening on bbc two. it will be also broadcast on bbc radio 4 and radio five live, coverage from tpm. —— 2pm. you will be seeing above me, it is a beautiful day here at windsor castle. in this spectacular setting. we are in the grounds outside the walls, you can see the image there within the walls. that is where the procession itself will take place, and you can see windsor castle itself, looking magnificent in their bright sunshine. ahead of the event, the service itself is at 3pm this afternoon. naga will hand you back to the studio now. thank you, charlie, beautifulseeing the sunshine there in st george's chapel, so let's talk to louise to find out what is happening with the weather. sunshine across the uk but still very cold on the ground? it is, it is one of those picturesque spring mornings, cold and frosty

and we have the band of the royal marines making a very, very grand and impressive entrance., are part of this tri—service band today. we saw the royal air force marines just starting, taking their place, and they will be playing a selection of music. it's a glorious selection of music, which, again, is a list of tunes that the duke wanted himself — very much his own choice. let's take in this scene, because this is one of the most poignant moments. that there in the bottom of the shot we have just seen, and now we have a great view of it, is the carriage, that is the duke's carriage. he was a very expert carriage driver. and on the seat of the carriage, just to underline again how poignant this is, we have the cap and the whip. there we have them. and all of this planned, all of this there for people to take in the interests, the commitments, the diligence in the best possible sense of the duke in all areas of life, but this is just a lovely element, i think. the carriage, which willjust stand there as a reminder of something that he took on at the age of 50 and went on to d

editor and royal expert.ncluding from an area of the castle called the long walk. take us through what's happening. >> reporter: so that is where the 14 military groups that represent all of the military groups that have what they call a special relationship with prince philip are gathering. they will process up the long walk. it's a 2.6-mile journey. it will take them about 40 minutes to do that. then they will go inside windsor castle and get the horses used to that area before the service starts. and then those military groups will line the quadrangle inside windsor castle as the prince's coffin goes by and give their own special final salute to the duke of edinburg. now, there are two groups in particular that he was very close to. one is the grenadier guards. those -- and you know them by their scarlett tunics and bear-skin caps. he is was a kernel in that regiment for 42 years. of course, the royal navy. when he died he was the royal admiral of the royal navy i appointed by his wife. he was a member of

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.midday in the capital cities of the four nations of the united kingdom, 41 gun salutes sounded in tribute to the duke. fire! fire. and for a man who served in the royal navy in the second world war and later, guns were fired in tribute aboard several warships. and in gibraltar, home to the royal navy's gibraltar squadron. at windsor castle, the earl of wessex arrived with his wife tojoin the queen in the family's mourning, as officials put the finishing touches to the plans for the duke's funeral. it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon at st george's chapel inside windsor castle. no part of the funeral will be accessible to the public. the duke's coffin will be borne in a ceremonial procession from the castle�*s state apartments to the chapel. the coffin will be borne on a land rover which the duke helped to design. members of the royal family will walk behind the coffin. there will be a national one—minute silence when the coffin reaches the chapel at three o'cloc

keeping the royal family up to date and relevant, including inviting cameras to see the royal family behind the scenes. maybe that was a decision he came to regret after all that has sprung up in its wake. however, can you talk about his contribution, his importance to this institution? >> oh, yes. one of the reasons that the institution is so strong and popular in britain today is down to him. he was the first royal ever to give a television interview. he allowed the tv cameras into the royal family back in 1969, watching them barbecue, go on holiday in scotland, and so on. had it not been for him, we could have been stuck very much with a pre-1952 style of monarchy, which would have no relevance, frankly, to today's britain. >> a thing i'd add, as well, i'm not sure we would have had the monarchy had it stayed that way. it needed to modernize and evolve. he said in a speech in 1969, the monarchy doesn't exist in the interest of the monarchy. it exists in the interest of people. it has evolved, sometimes with bumps in the process every decade. he played a big part to that. it has to

royal weddings, royal funerals, and he did plan his own funeral.nted it to be hopefully a celebration of his life and his contributions, his military contributions. and he will make this short trip with the coffin traveling on top of a land rover that he helped design. you saw a hint of it for a moment. a land rover he helped design many years ago. the back of it open. an extraordinarily moving moment. you have to remember in this pandemic, the people of britain are not lining streets. this is happening only at windsor castle. so so many of the british people watching just as we are here in america watching it play out on television this morning. the deference and respect for prince philip. he worked on that land rover right up until 2019, a couple of years ago. chose the color, wanted it changed from their typical belize green to the military green that he remembered from his time in the military. behind that land rover this morning, his children will be part of the procession. prince charles, of course, who now takes on a much greater role. princ

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royal editor of the sun.ages, starting with... the times, like many of the papers, it has this image of the queen and the duke of edinburgh taken in balmoral in 2003, which has been released ahead of tomorrow's funeral. the mirror says the thoughts of the nation will be with the queen and the loss she will now bear to the end of her reign. the same image on the i, which also reports on pregnant women in the uk being given the green light to be vaccinated for covid. the telegraph says there'll be no eulogy or sermon at prince philip's funeral, and no members of the royal family will give readings. a message of support from the express, which opts for a different photo of the couple. the queen will say a private goodbye to her husband, before his coffin leaves for the funeral, according to the mail. it also has a picture of the actress helen mccrory, who has died at the age of 52. the guardian also has a photo of helen mccrory — the peaky blinders and harry potter star died after what her husband called, "an he

it is the -- it is now in edinburgh, scotland, the former royal -- the former royal yacht docked in edinburgh >> reporter: thank you so much. i'm on board the home away from home for 44 years. this is the drawing room here. i'll just show you around. the yacht has sailed more than 1 million miles. it's gone to 700 overseas territories. this was so emblematic of what brittain stood for. here is where the queen would relax, as well as prince philip. there's many photos here still decorating the room. just over my right over here is the grand piano. princess diana used to play here, as well as princess anne and guests would have pre-dinner drinks before they finally went to the banquet room, which is incredibly beautifully designed. i just want to show you -- come with me, i'll show you a quick tour. on the way to the dining room is the queen's office. there's a photo of her father, as well as the queen mother, and you can see a photo of prince philip as a naval officer. of course, he had an incredibly distinguished career. and then you have here the state banquet. look at it, anderson. it was h