The spouse of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip on Saturday, April 17, was buried in St. George's Chapel, which is part of the palace complex in Windsor, reports DW.

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Philip's funeral was held in a narrow circle, and the number of guests did not exceed 30 people. At the same time, the royal family refused a public farewell ceremony, and the British were asked not to come to the funeral and not gather in crowds near Windsor Castle in order to avoid further spread of infection..

Earlier, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said that he would not personally attend the funeral so that the closest people could attend..

Among those invited were three relatives of Prince Philip from Germany: the titular prince Philip zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Philipp Gottfried Alexander Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg), the titular prince Donatus of Hesse-Rumpenheim (Heinrich Donatus Philipp Umberto Landgraf von Hessen zu.

On the day of Prince Philip's funeral, residents of Great Britain honored him with a nationwide minute of silence.

It is noted that at the funeral of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II first appeared in public after the death of her husband.

The funeral procession, during which the coffin with the body of Prince Philip was taken by hearse to the funeral service at St.

George's Chapel, was led by the eldest of the four children of the royal couple - Prince Charles and Princess Anne.. The deceased's grandchildren also attended the farewell ceremony, including Prince Harry, but his wife Meghan Markle, according to media reports, watched her from the United States..

During Prince Philip's funeral service, the Archbishop of Canterbury noted that the deceased led a "

The husband of the Queen of Great Britain Prince Philip dies on April 9 at the age of 99. According to the royal family, he died peacefully at Windsor Castle.