Why Queen Elizabeth will sit alone at her husband Prince Philip's funeral

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Queen Elizabeth will stand alone as the coffin of her husband, Prince Philip, is lowered into the Royal Vault of St George's Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle on Saturday.

Many people's hearts went out to the grieving widow when it was announced that she would be seated alone during her husband's funeral, the arrangements for which had to be scaled back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Only 30 guests will be able to attend the service and they must wear masks and practise social distancing while inside the chapel.explains that according to British Covid-19 regulations “ouples such as Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, for example, will be able to sit together, but in separate groups.

It's comforting to know, however, that the queen and the duke will one day be united in death as they were in life.hen Elizabeth dies, Philip's remains will be moved to a small chapel within St George’s — the King George VI memorial chapel — so he can be laid to rest alongside her.

 

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