Britain's royal family said farewell to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband of 73 years, who died last week, a few months short of his 100th birthday.
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A moment of silence was observed across the United Kingdom at 3 p.m., Saturday, its beginning and end marked by a gun fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The final shot signaled the start of a funeral service.
The Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving consort of any British monarch, was buried in a service attended by only 30 people who maintained social distancing in accordance with the country's COVID-19 regulations.
His is not a state funeral, as Philip was not a monarch, but rather a ceremonial funeral akin to the burial of the queen mother in 2002. The service lasted less than an hour.
Philip's coffin was draped with his personal standard, topped with his Admiral of the Fleet Naval Cap and a sword given to him by his father-in-law, King George VI, on the occasion of his marriage to the queen in 1947.
The Duke of Edinburgh was entombed in Royal Vault. The queen and Philip are expected to be buried together in the Royal Burial Ground on the Frogmore Estate close to Windsor Castle.
