“My dear father was a very special person who I think above all was amazed by the reaction and the emotional things that were said about him and, from this point of view, we are, my family, deeply grateful for all they said, “Prince Charles said in a statement from Highgrove House, his country house in Tetbury, Gloucestershire.” He will support us in this special loss and in this very sad time. “
“I especially wanted to say that my father, because I assume that in the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable and devoted service to the queen, my family and the country, but also to the whole Commonwealth,” Prince Charles said.
Prince Philip’s long-term funeral plans have been adapted to comply with certain Covid-19 restrictions, removing all common elements involving contact with the public.
The death of Prince Philip was marked in a gloomy way, as the royal household and the British government asked the public not to collect or leave flowers at the royal residences, the country being still under strict Covid-19 restrictions.