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COVID, Prince Philip's no-fuss attitude mean simple funeral
Updated On: 11 April, 2021 07:47 AM IST | London | Agencies
Prince Philip will be laid to rest with all the honors due to a prince of the United Kingdom and a consort to Queen Elizabeth II.
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His death was marked with 41-gun salutes at noon on Saturday at locations across the country, including the Tower of London. Pic/AFP
Prince Philip will be laid to rest with all the honors due to a prince of the United Kingdom and a consort to Queen Elizabeth II.
But the Coronavirus pandemic means it would be a more low-key farewell than has marked many royal deaths. The pandemic has required changes to the well-prepared plans for Philip’s passing, code-named Operation Forth Bridge.
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