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Prince Philip’s full funeral details revealed — from timings to who will be there

PRINCE Philip’s funeral on Saturday may have been scaled back by Covid but it will still be a ­fitting tribute carried off with military precision.

Britain’s longest-serving consort played an instrumental role in the plans.

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The funeral of Prince Philip, pictured with the Queen last year, will take place on Saturday[/caption]

The custom-built Land Rover he helped design to carry his coffin will set off at walking pace towards St George’s Chapel at 2.45pm.

It will arrive at 2.53pm ahead of a national minute’s silence at 3pm.

At the end of a 50-minute service, the coffin will be lowered into the Royal Vault — followed by The Last Post.

Here are all the details on the timings and who will be there.


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Philip pictured at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018[/caption]

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The Queen and Prince Philip marked their 70th wedding anniversary on 20 November 2017[/caption]

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An official portrait of the couple taken in 1992[/caption]

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh holding their first child Prince Charles in 1949[/caption]