Prince Philip funeral: Alan Titchmarsh reads out letter from Duke

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Speaking on a BBC documentary that looked back at the Duke’s life, Prince Philip admitted he was behind a huge explosion that rocked a farm on the Windsor estate. In the clip, he drove to the site of an old eco power generator that turned cow manure into gas and fertiliser, a project the late Duke was keen on given his environmental interests. But the plan ended in disaster when a huge explosion spectacularly destroyed the project.

The Duke of Edinburgh explained how he hatched a plan to generate eco power from the cows that lived on farms at Windsor Castle.

Prince Philip said: “That great tank there is the remains of an attempt to have a biogas plant.

“We thought we would try to put all the manure from these two farms.”

He added: “And then it went through a digester and it comes out as sort of fertiliser and produces some gas as well.”

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But in a shock admission Prince Philip said things did not go to plan.

The Duke said: “Unfortunately the digester blew up so we had to get rid of it!”

He concluded the scheme was “quite difficult to get it right.”

The admission comes as the programme looked into the positive environmental changes Prince Philip oversaw at Windsor Castle during his life, an issue that was close to his heart.

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral took place on Saturday at Windsor Castle after he died at the age of 99 on April 9.

The 30 confirmed guests included all of Philip’s children and grandchildren plus their spouses, the children of the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, and three of Philip’s German relatives: Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden; Prince Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse; and Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex also returned to the United Kingdom following his grandfather’s death after almost a year spent exclusively in the United States.

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It is thought Philip’s funeral could attract one of the largest television audiences of the year.

The biggest TV audience so far saw 25.1 million people watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s televised address on January 4 announcing a new national lockdown, while 13.9 million viewers tuned in for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with US broadcaster Oprah Winfrey last month.

The funeral service was limited to only 30 guests due to current coronavirus restrictions but the Duke had already been planning a smaller-scale service compared to past royal funerals.

The Duke will be interred in the Royal Vault at Windsor until the Queen’s own death when his coffin will be relocated to the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

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