Prince Philip’s funeral guest list announced by Royal Family

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As the Queen’s husband of more than 70 years, Prince Philip was an integral member of the Royal Family until his death on Friday. Due to Covid restrictions, only 30 guests will be permitted to mourn at the Duke’s funeral on Saturday, April 17. Buckingham Palace said the Queen faced “some very difficult” decisions when confirming the guest list for the funeral.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “At its heart, it is still a family event.

“We are following the Covid guidelines. There was a limit on who could be invited as a guest and Her Majesty wanted to ensure that all branches of the Duke’s family were there, and had to make some very difficult decisions about who would be there.

“For those that unfortunately can’t be there, I’m sure they will be making their own private arrangements about how they commemorate the Duke, and indeed celebrate the duke.”

Who is going to Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral?

As expected, it has been confirmed several members of the Royal Family will be in attendance on Saturday.

All four of Prince Philip and the Queen’s children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, will be in attendance.

Charles will be joined by his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, while Princess Anne will also attend with her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence.

Prince Edward will join with wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children.

All eight of the Queen and Prince Philip’s grandchildren will also be present for the funeral: Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

Prince William will attend his grandfather’s funeral with his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.

Zara Tindall will be joined by husband Mike Tindall, while Princess Beatrice will be joined by her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

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Princess Eugenie will attend with her husband, Jack Brooksbank.

Prince Harry now resides in the US since stepping down from his royal duties, but he will fly over for the funeral on Saturday.

However, Harry’s wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will not be in attendance as she was told by doctors not to fly as she is pregnant.

The Queen and Philip’s 10 great-grandchildren will also not be in attendance for the event.

The Earl of Snowdon and Lady Sarah Chatto, children of the Queen’s late sister, Princess Margaret, will also be in attendance.

Three of Philip’s German relatives, Bernhard, the Hereditary Prince of Baden; Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse; and Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, will also attend on Saturday.

Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Philip’s carriage driving partner and one of his closest friends, will be present.

All mourners will be required to wear face masks and during the service, the Queen will sit alone in the quire of the chapel.

You can see the full list of people expected to attend Prince Philip’s funeral in the infographic above.

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