Ceremonial royal funeral for Prince Philip ------------------------------------------------- The funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh will be held at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The chapel is the final resting place of 10 monarchs and many royal consorts ------------------------------------------------- 20km 12 miles LONDON Buckingham Palace Windsor ------------------------------------------------- WINDSOR CASTLE Curfew Tower Chapel Hill Round Tower King Henry VIII Gate Procession route 1 Private Chapel: Duke’s coffin lying at rest until day of funeral 2 Quadrangle 3 ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL Spiritual home of Order of the Garter, order of chivalry established by Edward III in 1348. Construction begun by Edward IV in 1475 4 5 6 Quire 7 Coffin lowered into Royal Vault by electric moto 8 Memorial Chapel and tomb of George VI, Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Queen’s parents and sister ------------------------------------------------- FUNERAL SCHEDULE 1 14.40 local time: Coffin moved from Private Chapel to Quadrangle and placed on specially modified Land Rover that duke himself helped to design 2 14.45: Procession begins, led by band of Grenadier Guards, with Land Rover flanked by military pallbearers associated with duke. Members of Royal Family, including Prince of Wales, walk behind coffin. Queen Elizabeth will travel separately to chapel Route lined by personnel from Royal Navy, Royal Marines, The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland and Royal Air Force. Minute guns fired from East Lawn. Curfew Tower bell will toll 3 14.53: Land Rover arrives at West Steps of St George’s Chapel, met by Guard of Honour. National anthem played 4 Royal Navy Piping Party pipes nautical calls – “Still” as coffin arrives, and “Side” as it is carried up steps 5 15:00: Coffin pauses for minute’s silence observed nationwide. Dean of Windsor and Archbishop of Canterbury meet coffin. Only members of Royal Family and duke’s private secretary allowed to enter chapel 6 Funeral service begins as coffin is carried to Quire, and placed on catafalque 7 After service, duke is interred in royal vault 8 When Queen dies, Philip will be transferred to King George VI Memorial Chapel, to lie alongside his wife of 73 years ------------------------------------------------- HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Jun 10, 1921 – Apr 9, 2021 ------------------------------------------------- Coffin draped with duke’s personal standard, with wreath of flowers and his naval cap and sword ------------------------------------------------- ROYAL STANDARD OF PRINCE PHILIP Three lions & hearts from Danish coat of arms White cross from Greek national flag Black and white stripes of Mountbatten family Castle representing Edinburgh, after his title Naval cap: Duke became Lord High Admiral in 2011 Royal Navy ceremonial sword Altar: Duke’s medals and decorations, Field Marshal’s baton, Royal Air Force Wings, and insignia from Denmark and Greece, placed on cushions on altar ------------------------------------------------- Tombs in vault include Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour, and Charles I, executed in 1649 -------------------------------------------------- Tomb of George V and Queen Mary, Queen’s grandparents -------------------------------------------------- Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS Sources: Royal Family, Windsor Castle