{"id":121643,"date":"2021-04-17T13:28:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=121643"},"modified":"2021-04-17T13:28:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:28:45","slug":"mourners-across-britain-gather-to-pay-respects-to-prince-philip-on-national-day-of-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mourners-across-britain-gather-to-pay-respects-to-prince-philip-on-national-day-of-mourning\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourners across Britain gather to pay respects to Prince Philip on national day of mourning"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOURNERS across Britain are gathering to pay their respects to Prince Philip as the nation grieves the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The funeral of Britain's longest-serving consort is taking place this afternoon as crowds build in Windsor as well as in other parts of the country.<\/p>\n

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Temperatures are set to rocket up to 16C today as Brits hit beer gardens and raise a glass to the late Duke, with six million pints are expected to be supped.<\/p>\n

It is the first weekend since Covid restrictions eased with shops reopened in England and pubs and cafes allowed to serve customers outdoors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Queen and members of the close royal family will today mourn the Duke of Edinburgh under blue skies at Windsor Castle as the Prince's funeral takes place.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Duke of Edinburgh\u00a0– who was married to the Queen for more than 73 years – is being laid to rest in a scaled-back, Covid-secure ceremony.<\/p>\n


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Members of the public watched the procession from Windsor Castle in socially distanced bubbles on green lawns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A national minute's silence will take place at 3pm before the 50-minute service honouring Philip's 70-plus years of duty to the Queen and country begins.<\/p>\n

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