st. george's chapel behind me is a cavernous space.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 the duke of edinburgh. this is a moment where we will be watching every detail. every touch has been chosen, in many cases, by the duke of edinburgh himself. of course, the eyes of the world will be watching the family. the family dynamic which, of course, has been under some pressure in these recent days with harry and meghan doing an interview with oprah winfrey that had the world watching and talking. let's go to kelly cobiella, who is in windsor, as well. she's got more on that. kelly, what do you expect? >> reporter: well, right now, savannah and hoda, prince harry and

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we are here today in st george's chapel to commit into the hands of god the soul of his servant princedinburgh. 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. 0ur lives have been enriched through the challenges that he has set us, the encouragement that he has given us, his kindness, humour 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. # lord, have mercy upon us. # christ, have mercy upon us. # lord, have mercy upon us #. # 0ur father, which art in heaven. # hallowed be thy name. # thy kingdom come. # thy 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 #. we remember before thee this

he now rests in peace in the royal vault below st george's chapel.shed the race and having kept the faith. from windsor, goodbye. hello there. it's milder by morning across northern ireland and western scotland because we have cloud and some patchy rain. elsewhere, though, little or no cloud, so temperatures closer to freezing with some patchy frost around but it will warm up in the sunshine. much more cloud, though, on sunday for scotland and northern ireland, the rain and drizzle tending to peter out through the day. eastern scotland still dry and bright. more sunshine for of england and wales but cloud will bubble up across wales and western parts of england with more sunshine further east. temperatures will be higher than they were on saturday. maybe slightly cooler, though, under the cloud in scotland and northern ireland. very little rain again on monday, it's just hanging around towards the north—west after a dull and misty start for eastern england, we will get some sunshine coming through. sunny spells as we head into the afternoon with some

queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been laid to rest in st george's chapel, windsors royal highness prince philip's coffin queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been laid to rest in st george's chapel, windsor. his royal highness prince philip's coffin was followed by the prince of wales, his sister and brothers — eight days after their father's death — at the age of 99. the queen sat alone in the chapel — mourning the loss of a much—loved husband. a small congregation attended the funeral, closing a remarkable chapter of modern royal history. our other main news stories this hour. the czech republic is expelling 18 russian diplomats after russian agents were allegedly involved in a deadly explosion at an arms depot. and president biden is under pressure after he tries to keep donald trump's cap on refugees. good evening. eight days after his death, his royal highness prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has been laid to rest at st george's chapel windsor, in the presence of her majesty the queen, and a small congregation of family members. the ser

inside windsor castle, st george's chapel has been made ready.uke of edinburgh's many decorations have been placed on the altar. close by, the seat he used to occupy, the enamelled stall plate is in place. but his insignia as a knight of the garter has been removed. it will be in this section of the chapel, known as the quire, where the 30 members of the congregation will be seated around the catafalque bearing the duke's coffin. the funeral procession will have made its way to the chapel from the castle�*s quadrangle. just after 2:40pm, his coffin will be borne from the state entrance to be placed on the land rover hearse the duke helped to design. at 2:45pm, the small procession will step off for the eight—minute journey through the castle. some members of the royalfamily will walk behind the coffin. the queen will follow in a limousine. at 2:53pm, the coffin will arrive at the west steps of st george's chapel. it will be borne to the top of the steps where it will pause. at three o'clock, a one—minute silence will be observed, before the coffi

st. george's chapel. and queens have been buried in thathapelnturs going henry viii. >> we've heard some mebmbers of his family from germany will be there today, as well. what will that mean to him? >> it's very, very interesting, gayle. there are three members of his family that come from germany. they are bernhard, his cousin. and the queen is in the state bentley moving towards st. george's chapel. they are relatives of his from germany. what's interesting about this is that four of his sisters married german princes. and all of their husbands had associations with the nazis. and for that reason, his german relatives were not allowed to attend his wedding to the queen in 1947. obviously, this country and europe as a whole has moved forward since then. and so three members of his german family have come to the united kingdom. they did self-quarantine for a few days and they are now part of the guest list of 30 family members that will attend the funeral. >> we're looking now. we just saw the queen as yo

queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been laid to rest in st george's chapel in windsorqueen sat alone in the chapel — mourning the loss of a much—loved husband. a small congregation attended the funeral, closing a remarkable chapter of modern royal history. our other main news this hour. president biden has condemned the treatment of the russian opposition activist alexei navalny, after his supporters warned he was at risk of dying in prison. the czech republic is expelling 18 russian diplomats after russian agents were allegedly involved in a deadly explosion at an arms depot. queen elizabeth's husband, prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, has been laid to rest in the royal vault at st george's chapel in windsor. the queen sat alone at the scaled—down service, with only 30 people in attendance. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was watching the day's events. it was at windsor castle that they fell in love. it was wartime. the young lieutenant philip mountbatten spent his leave at the castle visiting the then—princess elizabeth. they were married in 1910. they

inside st george's, the queen took her place in the quire.entering the west doors, the bearer party paused for the minute's silence signalled by a field gun fired by the royal horse artillery. the coffin was borne into the chapel and around it the 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked. the bidding was delivered by the dean of windsor. 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, his service to the nation and the commonwealth, by his courage, fortitude and faith. the small congregation sat in its family groups. the queen sat alone. so too did prince harry. after the prayers and the commendation, a distinctive touch typical of the duke. in the name ofjesus christ who suffered for the, in the name of the holy spirit who strengthened the. may this day be in peace and light willing, in the heaven. amen. royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. and finally, at the end of her husband's funeral,

st. george's chapel is filled with royal burials. e 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 elizabet

lord who did give to those servants st george groves to lay aside the fear of man. and to be faithful even unto death. granted we. mindful of worldly although. they fight the wrong. up old grew and served me to our lives and through jesus christ all balled. god save all gracious saw free and all the companions living and departed of the most all memorable and noble order of the gods. of gold of the spirits of all flesh. you praise thought i only name for the i served through duke of edinburgh. who has left us a fair passion of valiant and true nitrogen. grown to unto him the assurance of the engine promise to wilt ever be with those who go down to the sea in ships and all their business in great altars. 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 though i have been looking. through jesus christ all. of. the old norse gods. went out giving us to the ice servants to end any great battle ground to us also to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same u

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st. george's chapel on the grounds of windsor castle. the whole nation and, indeed, many in the world will pause at this moment, winifred. >> absolutely. just as we watch this, it feels very somber, and it feels very important. that's my reaction. and i know there's all sides of the royal family. some things people love, and some things they don't quite adore. i think this is one of the strong points. a proper send-off for somebody whose life was so well lived and duty so well served. as you said, expected well over 10 million, possibly tens of millions of viewers in the uk and watched around the world. >> let's bring in andrew roberts, who is still with us. andrew, the ceremony is about to begin. what can we expect? >> we can expect a good deal of tradition. it is going to be done according to the rights of the 1662 book of common prayer. that wonderful poetry of thomas cramner, shakespearean language. it'll be a beautiful ceremony. as you can see, there is a good deal of simplicity to it. enormous amount of piety, too. he had 1,000 boo

by the side entrance to st george's chapel, other members of the royal family stood with their headsthe chapel, pausing to look back as the hearse moved on down the hill. 0n the wreath of white roses and lilies on the coffin was a card, on which were the handwritten words, "in loving memory." at the west door of the chapel, the royal marines bore the coffin up the steps. inside the chapel, the queen took her place in the quire. before they entered the chapel, the bearer party paused as a field gun signalled the start of a one minute's silence. the coffin was borne into the chapel and placed on to the catafalque. around it, the 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked. the service began with a tribute to the duke from the dean of windsor. 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. the small congregation sat in its family groups. the queen sat alone. so did prince harry. afte

at 2:53, the coffin will arrive at the west steps of st george's chapel. the top of the steps, where it will pause. at three o'clock, a one—minute silence will be observed, before the coffin enters the chapel for the funeral service. inside the chapel, the queen will sit by herself. like all the 30 members of the congregation, she will wear a mask. at one point, the chapel will echo to the bugle call for action stations — a reminder of the duke's service as an officer in the royal navy in the second world war. in the town of windsor, many of the residents have their own stories of the duke. you would see him out on his carriage and he would always — he would always acknowledge you, he would always say hello to the group of us as we were walking. it will be very strange because we've only ever known prince philip in my life — he's always been here. so, a castle which has witnessed many moments in britain's long royal history is ready for another. the weather forecast for tomorrow is good, but both the palace and the police are hoping that won't tempt people

then we got to the st george's chapel.had been told it would be a service that would reflect his life of service and duty but we also knew it would be scaled back because of the pandemic. so rather than 800 mourners there were only 30 and it would be close family and relatives and that was it. i think it didn't detract from a powerful, poignant service, even having four members of the quiet singing rather than a whole choir seem to make it even more touching. there were lots of elements in the service, he chose the music, the readings, his love of the music, the readings, his love of the sea, nature, it all came through. i think also the images that will come out from st george's chapel, a huge building, built for hundreds. the image is of the queen alone, as so many people have experienced over the past year, not able to have any member of family put a comforting arm around her. she was wearing a mask, she bowed her head for most of the service. i think those images add to the poignancy is anything else. if they wanted to

inside windsor castle, st george's chapel has been made ready.he duke of edinburgh's many decorations have been placed on the altar. close by, the seat he used to occupy, the enamelled stall plate is in place. but his insignia as a knight of the garter has been removed. it will be in this section of the chapel, known as the quire, where the 30 members of the congregation will be seated around the catafalque bearing the duke's coffin. the funeral procession will have made its way to the chapel from the castle�*s quadrangle. just after 2:40pm, his coffin will be borne from the state entrance to be placed on the land rover hearse the duke helped to design. at 2:45pm, a small procession will step off for the eight minute journey through the castle. some members of the royalfamily will walk behind the coffin. the queen will follow in a limousine. at 2:53pm, the coffin will arrive at the west steps of st george's chapel. it will be borne to the top of the steps where it will pause. at three o'clock, a one—minute silence will be observed, before the cof

st. george's chapel.. 0bviously, he likes the idea of much more than hers. —— and then a hearse. they'rejust more than hers. —— and then a hearse. they're just about to take the coffin through the st. george's chapel. there is a photograph of the injury on the back. it was packed with seats when meghan and prince harry got married. it was completely clear today, harry got married. it was completely cleartoday, nothing harry got married. it was completely clear today, nothing there at all. you see the coffin coming through and behind it, the procession of royal children and some grandchildren. and i think the feeling is that this is an isolation position, this is a lonely position, but i suppose showing those people following,, and of course the queen is surrounded by women who will look after, princess and, sophie of wessex, lady susan hussey and other ladies. they will all spend those times having a chat, watching a tv programme with her, making sure she doesn't feel lonely. i've been married 42 years. t

st. george's chapel alone.be wearing a mask because of covid regulations, and she will not be allowed to have some of her family or four children sit close by r because of the social distancing rules. it will be an extremely poignant and emotive image to see the queen inside st. george's chapel, knowing she is going to say a formal farewell to her husband of 73 years on what will surely be one of the saddest days of her long rain. laura: briefly, there is a lot of interest in the united states on the attendance of prince harry. >> there is a lot of attention on that here as well, particularly the formation behind the duke. instead of standing side-by-side and walking in the procession, they will have a cousin of prince philip and the princess and walking between them. a lot of things in the royal family are about the optics. there has been a lot of speculation about the fact that they will not be walking side-by-side, they will not exit st. george's chapel side-by-side. laura: thank you. china says it is willin

st. george's chapel.will see others following as well. >> and it is going to be a small processional, a small group of family members who will be trailing the personalized hearse that prince philip designed himself, again, that land rover that he designed specifically for this occasion. we will not see the queen walking behind it. she will be in her own car at the end of the processional. joining us now is our friend and msnbc contributor katty kay. what we are witnessing right now is a solid moment for the uk and for the commonwealth. it is also a transition for this family and for the country. when we watch today and we see the pomp and circumstance and the ceremony, what will you be keeping a keen eye out for? >> i think it is that mixture. it is as you suggest, katie, prince philip was part of that greatest generation. he was born during the first world war. he served his country during the second world war. he came and joined the british monarchy at a time of huge turbulence in europe, and he represe

st. george's chapel.covering the royal family for decades as we see this moving tribute to prince philip. it's an 3-minute journey -- 8-minute journey to the chap el. your thoughts as we watch this unfold. >> well, good morning, martha. so far a wonderfully i motive service that they are providing. let me tell you something, we were filming out of windsor on thursday for the rehearsals of this, and it was the equally emotional then. and we saw grown, you know, people, part of the military, in tears. so for them to show such restraint at this particular moment is very hard. i can only imagine, you know, when you're looking at this, it involves so many memories for people who have been in a similar situation due to the terrible pandemic we've had this year where lots of people have gone through this. but, of course, the duke duke of edinburgh, whatever people think, was very much loved worldwide. he was an individual character. he would find this, martha, let me tell you, highly amusing. he wasn't big on ce

the duke's funeral is to take place next saturday, at st george's chapel in windsor. the congregation will be limited to 30, and the palace said prince harry will attend. the prime minister will not attend. earlier today, there were gun salutes across the country and around the world, to mark the duke's death. a minute's silence was held for the duke at aintree ahead of this afternoon's grand national. rachael blackmore gallops into sporting history by winning the grand national on minella times — the first female jockey to do so. good evening. buckingham palace has announced that the funeral of the duke of edinburgh will take place next saturday at 3pm, at st george's chapel in windsor. at the same time, a minute's silence will be held across the uk. the funeral will not be accessible to the public, with the congregation limited to 30, but it will be televised live. the prime minister has announced he will not go to the funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions. tributes have continue to pour in througho

graham prince philip will be buried and the vault at windsor castle following a funeral service in st george's chapel in the castle grounds the country will hold a minute's silence at the top of the hour in his alma coronavirus restrictions mean that only 30 close relatives will attend the ceremony and will reflect the prince's close ties with the armed forces and his many years of public service. will bring you live coverage of the procession the silence and the funeral mass here. and throughout i'll be joined by d.w. culture correspondent robin batterham here in the studio i do u.k. correspondent shell that chelsea till is in the wind and we'll hear from both a just a moment. first let's take a look back at prince philip's life and times also known as the duke of edinburgh he was the longest serving a british royal called sort spending more than 70 years of queen elizabeth's side he died on friday the 9th of april 2 months short of his 100th birthday. prince philip juke of edinburgh the husband of queen elizabeth the 2nd. always a test side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for t

it will take place at three o'clock next saturday afternoon at st george's chapel inside windsor castle 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'clock. inside the chapel, the congregation will be limited to 30 in strict compliance with covid regulations. members of the public are being discouraged from going to windsor. "the best place to watch it all will be on television," said a palace spokesman. for the royalfamily, it is a period of mourning, and from the family, in a bbc programme broadcast last night, personal tributes have been paid by 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

queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been laid to rest in st george's chapel, windsoroffin queen elizabeth's husband — the duke of edinburgh — has been laid to rest in st george's chapel, windsor. his royal highness prince philip's coffin was followed by the prince of wales, his sister and brothers — eight days after their father's death — at the age of 99. the queen sat alone in the chapel — mourning the loss of a much—loved husband.

just behind the castle walls, behind is here, that is where st george's chapel is.dinburgh's funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon. so, we would have seen around 800 guests. however, because of the covid restrictions on the limit on 30 people allowed in the funeral itself, that is how many people are expected to attend. we are told that the queen had some very difficult decisions to make in terms of deciding which of the mourners will attend the funeral tomorrow. in that sense, it will have a ceremonial element to it, but it will feel very different. what is significant, new head in shallow�*s report, is that the duke spent a long time planning his funeral. you saw the pictures of the land rover that had been adopted by the duke. we understand that he spent the last 18 years helping to modify and design the land rover, to carry his coffin at the funeral. there will also be various other personal touches, including all the music that has been chosen by the duke of edinburgh himself. i think it is very touching as well, during the service tomorrow, the buglers fr

we were talking earlier about st george's chapel, a place of worship for the royalfamily. o. the dean of windsor and the archbishop of canterbury will lead prince philip's coffin through the nave and into the quire beyond, into the spiritual home of the order of the garter. philip's garter banner has already been taken down but his enamelled stall—plate is still there with a wreath of laurel, a symbol of victory and honour. the famous choir of st george's chapel has been reduced to four singers for the funeral service, but having heard them in the past days, it is a magnificent sound. which will feature the hymns and music selected by the duke of edinburgh in recent years. at the end of the service, the dean of windsor will speak the words of the commendation, as prince philip is laid to rest in the royal vault in the chapel. that will be at the conclusion of the funeral service. talking of that service, it will be very true to the traditions of the church of england. the duke's religious faith has been a source of great interest over the years. there was a time when prince

the coffin will then be carried by the royal marines up the steps into st george's castle.the top for that minute silence at three o'clock next saturday afternoon here in the uk and then we'll go inside for the family funeral service.— we'll go inside for the family funeral service. and there are families across _ funeral service. and there are families across the _ funeral service. and there are families across the country i funeral service. and there are l families across the country and across the world who have had to have very different funerals over the course of the last year, not the source of ceremonies that they would have wanted for their loved ones, and to a degree that will apply in this case as well. i mean, i am assuming that there are still restrictions on the number of people who can attend, for example. imilli who can attend, for example. will absolutel who can attend, for example. ll absolutely apply in buckingham palace in the palace staff are very conscious of how this will look and experience of so many other families over the past year they will absol

the procession wound its way down the gentle hill of the castle towards st george's chapel. of the chapel, a bearer party removed the coffin from the hearse to take it up the steps to the chapel. inside saint georges, the queen took her place. before entering the west dollars, the bearer party paused for the minute's silence. the coffin was born into the chapel. around it, the 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked. we 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked.— 30 members of the congregation, all of them masked. ~ , ., , of them masked. we remember the many wa s in of them masked. we remember the many ways in which _ of them masked. we remember the many ways in which his — of them masked. we remember the many ways in which his long _ of them masked. we remember the many ways in which his long life _ of them masked. we remember the many ways in which his long life has _ of them masked. we remember the many ways in which his long life has been - ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us. we have been inspired by his unwavering loyalty to our qu

by the side entrance to st george's chapel, other members of the royal family stood with their headse chapel, pausing to look back as the hearse moved on down the hill. on the wreath of white roses and lilies on the coffin was a card, on which were the handwritten words "in loving memory". before they entered the chapel, the bearer party paused as a field gun signalled the start of a one—minute silence. the service began with a tribute to the duke from the dean of windsor. 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. the small congregation sat in its family groups. the queen sat alone. so did prince harry. after the prayers and the commendation, a distinctive touch typical of the duke — royal marine buglers sounded the royal navy's call to action stations. and finally, 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

st. george's chapel.it will go through the grounds of windsor castle and the military that you see there that is now marching up the long walk, they will stand at the quadrangle to pay their final respects to prince philip. i think when you look at his life, he had two great loves in his life. one, obviously, queen elizabeth, when he was married to for seventh three years. the other was the royal navy. he went to naval college, he was a member of the royal navy, he got his first command just as queen elizabeth became queen, and he loved his life on the sea. and you will see today both in the ceremony, in the procession before as well as in the funeral itself, respects paid to that love of the navy, love of service, and love of the sea. lindsey and kendis. >> victoria, as we look at these pictures, a lot of people who, without having the sound up, would look at this and throughout the day and say, wow, it looks like a stately funeral. this is called a ceremonial funeral. what's the main difference here? >>

st. george's chapel at st.he public, attended by close family and friends, a total of 30 guests. with the threat of covid still looming, the queen will sit alone in st. george's castle. the 30 in attendance, including her majesty, will wear masks. in the week since he's passed, his family has offered loving tributes to their father and grandfather. >> my dear papa was a very special person who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. >> reporter: known for his quick wit and zest for life, prince philip lived every moment of his 99 years to the fulest. he was a stalwart of the british monarchy who lived an extraordinary life. dashingly handsome and full of vitality, a brave war hero who captured the heart of a princess. they first met in 1939. 13-year-old princess elizabeth visiting a naval college, seeing preference philip in the british royal navy. >> he had been very dashing as a young man. and i think that's why the queen was so madl

there are final preparations taking place inside st george's couple.armed forces, general sir nick carter, saying that the duke's finger prints will be all over it. i think you can see that when you look at the picture of the modified land rover hearse that he designed. he has chosen the music in the service. 0ne chosen the music in the service. one of the most poignant moments in the service will be when the buglers play action station, at his request. that is the call that goes out on warships to signal all hands to battle stations, of course reflecting his naval past. covid has come of course, had an impact on the plans. there will be no public element, no funeral procession for people to leave tributes at. instead, people are being encouraged to stay at home and not to come here. and, of course, they will have been difficulties, no doubt, for the royalfamily, working out who been difficulties, no doubt, for the royal family, working out who should be those 30 people inside st george's chapel, rather than the 800 which was on the original plan. that

st. george's chapel. today mourners laid flowers outside the castle, and also at buckingham palace, to pay their respects to the british monarch. reporter ian lee on the emotional response today from phillips son. >> across the uk, gun salutes, and moments of silence, as the nation mourns the death of prince philip. on saturday prince charles praised his father for 70 years of devoted service to the queen. the royal family, britain, and the commonwealth. >> as you can imagine, my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much loved and appreciated fixed figure. >> reporter: it was his first public statement since he died friday at the age of 99. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh ceremony and world funeral is set for next saturday. >> my dear father was a very special person who i think above all is what i've been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him. >> reporter: it will be interred in the world fault at st. george's chapel in windsor. on saturday,

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st. george's chapel. the hymns and psalms of the sea. there will be a lot of him in it and i think it will be an occasion which, thank goodness, has -- is being televised and will be enjoyable all over the world. not only as a -- as a dignified and stylish farewell to him. but also, you know, marvelously historic chapel, which has seen many royal services. over a thousand -- certainly, more than 500 years. so, i think, all of that comes together very well, today. and, of course, covid restrictions have meant that it's a smaller service. but in a way, i think that's a good thing. the monarchy is a great thing, at the apex of society. but i think, for the queen, and for members of close family who will be in that very small service. they will be in the position, millions of other people have had to endure this past year of losing a very close member of the family during this time of restricted-covid conditions. so, it is small but the occasion is enormous. and it will be seen all over the world, as a spectacular example of public service,

st. george's chapel, a day of family good-byes, military honors and history. the funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. eastern when the coffin will be brought from the private chapel at windsor castle to the state entrance. at 2:40 here, 9:40 eastern, it will be place in a modified land rover that prince philip himself created. he had a passion for design. at 2:45, 9:45 eastern, the hearse will proceed through a route lined by military person toll arrive eight minutes later at the west steps of st. george's chapel where the royal marines will lift a coffin and carry it inside. the funeral will take place at 3:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. eastern following a national minute of silence. buckingham pail as has revealed 309-person guest list and the formation of those walking behind the hears. his children princess anne and prince charles will be followed by prince edward and prince andrew. coming after will be his grandchildren prince william and prince harry, though they will be separated by their cousin peter phillips. the two famously walked with their grandfathe

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