Prince Philip will not have a state funeral or lie in state


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  • Friday, 09 Apr 2021

Bouquets of flowers are laid down outside Buckingham Palace after it was announced that Britains Prince Philip husband of Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 99 in London Britain April 9 2021. REUTERSHannah McKay

Bouquets of flowers are laid down outside Buckingham Palace after it was announced that Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, has died at the age of 99, in London, Britain, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip will not have a state funeral nor lie in state for the public to pay their respects ahead of the funeral, the College of Arms said, with arrangements revised to meet COVID restrictions.

"The funeral will not be a State Funeral and will not be preceded by a Lying-in-State. His Royal Highness’s body will lie at rest in Windsor Castle ahead of the funeral in St George’s Chapel. This is in line with custom and with His Royal Highness’s wishes," the College of Arms said on Friday.

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