Funeral of Queen Elizabeth's Husband, Prince Philip, on the 17th of This Month

Source: CBS

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] The royal family announced on the 10th (local time) that the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, will be held on the 17th of this month at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Prince Philip's funeral, conducted as a royal funeral, will begin at 3 p.m. British Summer Time (BST) and will be broadcast live on TV. Due to government guidelines related to COVID-19, only 30 people will attend the funeral, and the list of attendees will be released on the 15th.

Prince Harry, who declared independence from the royal family and moved to the United States, has expressed his intention to attend. His wife, Meghan Markle, is reportedly unable to attend as she is pregnant with their second child.

The royal family approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's recommendation to designate the day of the funeral as a national mourning period. At noon on that day, the British military fired 41 gun salutes at one-minute intervals in London, Edinburgh in Scotland, Cardiff in Wales, Belfast in Northern Ireland, and at sea to honor Prince Philip.

Prince Philip, who married Queen Elizabeth in 1947, passed away on the 9th, two months before his 100th birthday.

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