The Queen has arrived at St George’s Chapel for the funeral of Prince Philip as she prepares to say goodbye to her husband of 73 years. The Duke of Edinburgh’s “unwavering loyalty” to the Queen will be praised at the ceremony in Windsor, as well as his “courage, fortitude and faith”. A small group of
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Prince Philip’s “unwavering loyalty” to the Queen will be praised at his funeral, as well as the duke’s “courage, fortitude and faith”. Although there is no sermon – as per the Duke of Edinburgh’s request – the service will be a highly religious one. During Saturday’s ceremony, several hymns will be sung by a small
The average level of coronavirus infection has dropped sharply across the UK, according to the latest data. In a trend described as “encouraging” by statisticians, the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen across all the home nations and the number of infections per population is also tumbling. Around one in 480 people
Buckingham Palace has revealed the 30 guests who will be attending Prince Philip’s funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday. Coronavirus restrictions meant the ceremony has had to be scaled down, with only 30 guests allowed in contrast with the estimated 800 originally planned to attend. The shortened guest list includes many of
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have made their first joint public appearance since the death of Prince Philip, reading cards left on floral tributes for the duke at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences. Charles and Camilla visited Marlborough House in central London – home of the Commonwealth – where flowers left
More than 80 UK universities have been named on a website where students have been posting about sexual harassment, abuse, misogyny and assault. Some are mentioned dozens of times on the Everyone’s Invited site, including around 50 mentions each for elite universities such as Oxford, Exeter and University College London. The site has previously highlighted
Surge testing is to take place in the north London area of Barnet after cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were detected there. Health officials from Thursday will test people for the variant in specific postcode areas affected in N3 or those who shop on Barnet high street. Earlier this week, surge testing
The Queen has returned to royal duties four days after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. The monarch held her first in-person event since Prince Philip’s death, hosting an audience with the Earl Peel as he formally stood down as Lord Chamberlain on Tuesday. Prince Andrew said at the weekend that the family “are
Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths “has not been achieved” by the rollout of COVID vaccines. The prime minister, speaking the day after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, instead said it was the national shutdown that had been “overwhelmingly important” in driving down COVID rates. Nearly 40
The target of offering a first COVID vaccine dose to the nine most vulnerable groups by 15 April has been reached, the government has said. Ministers had vowed to offer a COVID-19 jab to all over-50s, the clinically vulnerable and health and social care workers – about 32 million people – by Thursday. The target
Prince William has said he will “support The Queen in the years ahead” in a tribute to his late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. Describing Prince Philip as “an extraordinary man”, William said he will “miss my Grandpa”. In a statement, he said: “My grandfather’s century of life was defined by service – to his
Prince Harry has reportedly arrived in the UK and is in quarantine ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. He is said to have arrived at Heathrow on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles at 1.15pm on Sunday. The Sun says Prince Harry was met by police and security on the tarmac and driven
The Queen is said to have described her husband’s death as leaving a “huge void”, Prince Andrew has said. Paying tribute to his father Prince Philip, the Duke of York said his death means “we’ve lost almost the grandfather of the nation”. Talking about the wave of affection for him since his death, Prince Edward
Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “dear Papa” the Duke of Edinburgh for the first time since his death on Friday. Speaking from outside his country home Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, Prince Philip‘s eldest child said his father was a “much-loved and appreciated figure”. “My father for I suppose, the last 70 years, has
Gun salutes have been taking place across the nation to mark the passing of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor Castle on Friday, Buckingham Palace said. Saluting batteries fired 41 rounds – one per minute – from midday on Saturday in major UK cities including London, Edinburgh, Cardiff
Sky News readers have been recalling their personal encounters with Prince Philip following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death at the age of 99. They include one person who, as a child, got chocolate marks on the Duke’s trousers, another who had her nose tweaked by the royal when she was a baby, and a third