There were 250 in Westminster Abbey for Easter Day Eucharist. I know that Covid is a fiendishly clever critter, but can it really distinguish between normal congregants and mourners at a funeral? Why the harsher limit on the latter? Do those purse-lipped puritans on SAGE fear that grief might drive people to have a Covid-reckless sherry afterwards and start hugging the people they love? To borrow a favourite Prince Philip word, it’s bunkum.
Archiv: Philip Mountbatten-Windsor (Prince / Duke of Edinburgh)
Mourners gather in Windsor for funeral of Prince Philip – watch live
The Duke of Edinburgh‘s funeral is taking place on Saturday afternoon within the grounds of Windsor Castle, to avoid crowds gathering during the coronavirus pandemic
Prince Philip: Tributes after Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99
A statement issued by Buckingham Palace just after midday spoke of the Queen‘s „deep sorrow“ following his death at Windsor Castle on Friday morning.
He was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.