Queen Elizabeth & England Will Bid Farewell To Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth with Prince Philip. (Wikimedia Commons / Carfax2)

JAKARTA - Queen Elizabeth will bid her final goodbye to Prince Philip Mountbatten, her husband of more than seven decades, at a funeral ceremony on Saturday, where Britain mourns the departure of a prominent figure in the British monarchy. the ceremony includes part of the rituals of traditional grandeur of significant royal events, there will only be 30 mourners inside St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for funerals due to COVID-19 restrictions. There will be no public processions, all mourners will wear masks, and queens, who says death leaves a "great void", will sit alone. "She is the queen, she will behave with the immense dignity and extraordinary courage she has always committed. And at the same time, she says goodbye to someone who has married for 73 years, "said Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. However, he hopes the funeral will resonate with the millions of people around the world who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. "I think there will be tears in many homes because another name will be on their minds, a lost face they will no longer be able to see. , a funeral they cannot attend because many cannot yet go here. one because it is limited to only 30 people, "he said. "It will make a lot of people sad." He asked the British public to pray for the royal. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had been by his wife's side during his 69 years in power, died peacefully at the age of 99 last week in the castle where the royal couple was. A respected World War II Royal Navy veteran, his funeral, most of which was meticulously planned by Philip himself, had a strong military feel, in which members of the entire armed forces played an important role. mourners are restricted to members of the royal family and Philip's family, with no space for political figures such as Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who will watch the event on live television. The entire event will be held inside the walls of Windsor Castle and the public has been asked not to gather on outside or in other royal residences to show a sense of hor their mat.