Duchess_Watcher
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I am so sad.
I dont even know if all the children and grandchildren with partners will be able to go. How many people are allowed at funerals?
Just checked and it is 30.
Eight grandchildren...4 partners (Meghan wont be there), 4 children and three partners and the Queen. That is 20. And perhaps.the oldest great grandchildren, Savannah, Isla and George and perhaps David,Sarah and Lady Hicks. Bring it to 30. He would want a private ceremony.
Currently for a funeral 30 people are allowed, social distancing of course (if they don't live together or share a bubble).It shouldn't surprise me but it does. I thought he'd be alive for another year or two. Will it be a private funeral because of covid? How "locked down" is England still?
I can't imagine the pain of the Queen, to lose the companion of her whole life. May he rest in peace.
I was wondering if the Mountbattens would come. I don't know if they were close to each other
Well Lady Pamela is the closest to him. I dont know if he is close to any of his sisters descendants to be honest. But Lady Pamela is also in her 90s but also the one raised with him. I would I imagine her and one of her children...maybe India would be there. I know they were close to Philip's nieces and nephews at one point but I have met heard or seen anything about them in recent years.
Buckingham Palace will announce all that in due time.It is up to HM.
I am also wondering whether any of his sister's children might attend - and maybe not partners but only the actual relative. I do think that a partner might very well give way to a cousin, niece or nephew for instance.
I suppose any German relatives would be restricted due to the need to do 10 days of quarantine on entering the UK and the funeral is expected to be in 7 or 8 days.
Perhaps the Greek royal family may be able to make it but King Constantine is not in his good shape
30 people for a funeral. I would think it'll be announced that no politicians or other officials will be attending: I doubt that any of them would want to take up a place that could go to one of Prince Philip's loved ones, and, if they asked Boris, they'd probably have to ask Keir Starmer (the leader of the Opposition) too, and maybe also Nicola Sturgeon (the Scottish First Minister) and the leaders of the other parties.
Sadly, a lot of families have recently been in this very difficult position of making a list and having to decide who can come and who can't, and that job will now fall to the Queen and maybe to Prince Charles. Maybe there'll be a memorial service at Westminster Abbey at a later date.
I hope someone's with the Queen, unless she prefers to be alone. We're not officially supposed to be going into other people's homes at the moment, but surely comforting a 95-year-old lady who's just lost her husband of over 70 years would be allowed on compassionate grounds.
Me too. My heart hurts for her.Very sad news today. But what a life and what a man. I will always remember the support he gave to his grandsons walking behind the coffin.
Absolutely adored by his grandchildren. I will always remember Beateice, with tears in her eyes, saying 'my grandfather.' A symbol.of indominatable duty.
Well sadly it isn't. 30 people given the pandemic and the idea that limited movement of people is needed.
Currently for a funeral 30 people are allowed, social distancing of course (if they don't live together or share a bubble).
Possibly it will be televised to avoid crowds gathering? Maybe?