The body of Prince Philip of Edinburgh, who died this Friday at the age of 99, will “rest” in Windsor Castle, the residence of the royal family near London, until his burial in the adjoining chapel of St George’s today heraldic institution College of Arms.
This entity, founded in 1484 and made up of members of the monarchical institution, indicated in a statement that the date and details of the ceremony, which could last several days, would be released in due time by Buckingham Palace, the official residence. London to Queen Elizabeth II.
The College of Arms points out that, due to the pandemic, citizens are required to “not attend or attend any event” related to the funeral or burial, a call seconded by the Government, which requires that no flower offerings be placed in front of the pandemic. the palaces.
As already known, the funeral will not be for the state and will not be preceded by a public awakening, but Felipe will be watched privately at Windsor Castle. in accordance with the “tradition” for a member of his rank and “with his wishes”.
The heraldic institution, which oversees the protocol, also states that the flags must fly at half-mast by 08:00 the day after the funeral and that all unofficial flags must be removed or replaced by British or regional ones.
The Ministry of Culture has extended these instructions to government agencies inside and outside the UK and warned that they must remove unofficial flags, such as LGBT +.
The College of Arms specifies in its note that the titles of Prince Philip will be inherited by Prince Charles, his first born and second in line to the throne.
Westminster Abbey, where Philip married Princess Elizabeth on November 20, 1947 and celebrated subsequent anniversaries, announcing that it will ring 99 bells (one every 60 seconds) starting at 17:00 GMT this Friday in honor of the deceased.