The Queen has arrived at Prince Philip’s memorial service accompanied by Prince Andrew, simply hours after Buckingham Palace confirmed Her Majesty could be in attendance.
The service is going down at this time, 29 March, practically a yr after the Duke of Edinburgh died on 9 April final yr, aged 99.
The Queen and Prince Philip have been married for 73 years earlier than his dying.
Philip’s memorial shall be held Westminster Abbey in London the place 1,800 individuals have gathered to have fun the Duke’s life.
Visitors embrace senior members of the royal household Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Andrew.
Whereas most of Philip’s grandchildren are in attendance, California-based Prince Harry beforehand revealed he wouldn’t have the ability to attend as a consequence of ongoing safety considerations.
Buckingham Palace confirmed this morning that the Queen could be in attendance on the service after recovering from a bout of Covid and scuffling with mobility points.
It marks the primary time that Andrew has made a public look since settling his sexual assault case within the US.
In February, Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse, paying greater than £10m, together with damages to Ms Giuffre and a donation to a charity “in assist of victims’ rights”, within the civil case towards him.
He beforehand claimed he had no recollection of ever assembly Giuffre and has vehemently denied the allegations leveled by her.
The settlement adopted Prince Andrew’s resolution to step down from royal duties in November 2019 within the wake of allegations surrounding his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
In January, the Queen stripped her son of his honorary army titles and royal patronages, and he stopped utilizing his HRH type.
Andrew may have a entrance row seat for the service, the place he’ll sit subsequent to his brother, the Earl of Wessex, and his household, together with the Countess of Wessex and their kids Girl Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
Throughout an aisle on his proper is the place the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince of Wales and the Queen will sit.
Behind Andrew and Edward’s household shall be Peter Phillips, and Zara and Mike Tindall and their daughters.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April final yr noticed simply 30 individuals attend as a consequence of Covid restrictions. Social distancing measures additionally meant the Queen was compelled to take a seat on her personal.
Along with the royal household, some 30 overseas royals are on the service, together with Prince Albert of Monaco, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
Visitors additionally embrace 500 representatives from the late Duke of Edinburgh’s varied patronages and charities pay their respects on the service.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
