Prince Charles paid a heartfelt tribute to his ‘dear Dad’ on Saturday, the same day Buckingham Palace officials shared details of a royal funeral planned for next week.
The 72-year-old Prince of Wales shared a video message saying the royal family was “deeply grateful” for the outpouring of support they received after the death of his 99-year-old father, Prince Philip, on Friday. The heir to the throne said he was touched by the number of people around the world who shared the family’s loss and grief.
“I especially wanted to say that my father, because I take for the past 70 years, the most striking service to The Queen, my family and the country, but also to the entire Commonwealth. And as you can imagine, me and me “Family misses my father terribly. I also think we share our loss and our grief,” said Charles from his home in Highgrove in the south-west of England.
“My dear Dad was a very special person who I think would be amazed at the reaction and the moving things that were said about him,” he continued. “And from that point of view, we, my family, are deeply grateful for all of that. It will support us in this particular loss and in this particularly sad time. ”
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Britain’s Prince Charles addresses the media outside Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, England on Saturday 10 April 2021. Britain’s Prince Charles says the royal family is “very grateful” for the outpouring of support they received after the death of his father, Prince Philip.
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Philip’s ceremonial funeral will take place on April 17 in Windsor Castle – a weakened service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be completely closed to the public. The palace insisted that the royals strictly adhere to the national guidelines for viruses, measures that would theoretically be worn to wear a mask in a closed space and to renounce social. The palace did not want to comment on the details.
Philip, the husband of the 73-year-old Queen, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in the planning of his own funeral and his focus on family was in line with his wishes. The Duke also participated in the design of the custom Land Rover that carries his coffin.
“Although the ceremonial arrangements will be reduced, the Duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth will still be celebrated and recognized,” a palace spokesman said on Saturday. line spoke. with policy.
Prince Harry, Philip’s grandson, who resigned from royal duties last year and now lives in California, will attend the service in Windsor with other members of the royal family. His wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is pregnant and was advised by her doctor not to undertake the long journey to the United Kingdom.
PRINCE PHILIP’S FUNERAL BEFORE APRIL 17 AT WINDSOR CASTLE, SP PALACE OFFICIALS
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away, was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99 years old. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest company in British history.
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Another non-action would be Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose office said he would not attend because the current coronavirus restrictions limit funerals to 30 people, so staying away would allow as many family members as possible. ‘
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Earlier Saturday, military teams across the UK and on ships at sea fired 41-gun salutes to mark Philip’s death, honoring the former naval officer they consider one of their own.
Batteries in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast – the capitals of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom – as well as other cities in the United Kingdom and the Mediterranean outpost of Gibraltar, fired the bursts at one-minute intervals. , which began the afternoon. Ships, including the HMS Montrose, a frigate patrolling the Persian Gulf, offered their own salutes.
“The Duke of Edinburgh served among us during World War II, and he remained committed to the Royal Navy and the army as a whole,” General Nick Carter, Chief of Defense Staff, said in a statement. “A lived life. His royal highness leaves us with a legacy of untamed spirit, steadfastness and an unwavering sense of duty.”
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Philip joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1939 and once had a promising military career. In 1941, he was honored for his service during the Battle of Cape Matapan off the coast of Greece, when his control of searchlights aboard the HMS Valiant allowed the battleship to detect enemy vessels in the dark. Philip rose to the rank of commander before retiring from active duty.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were married for 73 years.
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Two years after the war ended, Philip married Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey when she was 21 and he was 26. Philip’s naval career came to an abrupt end when King George VI died in 1952 and his wife became queen. .
During the coronation of the Queen in 1953, Philip swore to be his wife’s liar of life and limb ‘and settled in a life supported by the monarch. The couple had four children – Charles, the heir to the throne, Anne, Andrew and Edward.
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Before resigning from official duties in 2017, the prince has done more than 22,000 public service assignments and supported more than 780 organizations, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Youth Award.
Members of the public continued to honor Philip’s service life, leaving flowers outside Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.