By Lara Pearce am Apr 16, She will have to sit alone wearing a mask at the ceremony due to strict coronavirus rules. Prince Charles is among the 30 guests selected to attend.
He will be accompanied by his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will join her husband Edward at the service. Ferguson divorced Prince Andrew in , but the pair remain close. Princess Eugenie's husband Jack Brooksbank will join his wife. However, his ex-wife, Autumn Phillips, didn't make the cut. Peter's sister, Zara Tindall, will also be there. The younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Eugenie was at the proceedings alongside her husband Jack Brooksbank.
In a heartfelt tribute to her grandfather on Instagram, Princess Eugenie said he had taught her "how to cook, how to paint, what to read" and she would also remember him fondly for his sense of humour. The teenagers are the two children of the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the youngest grandchildren of the Queen and Prince Philip.
The daughter of the late Princess Margaret - the Queen's sister - and her husband prefer to keep out of the royal spotlight but maintain a close relationship with senior royals. The Queen, who decided the guestlist for the funeral, will likely have wanted her sibling's children there as a source of comfort. He is also close to the Queen and became the 2nd Earl of Snowdon following the death of his father, Antony Armstrong-Jones, in She is also a cousin of the Queen and the widow of businessman Sir Angus Ogilvy, who died in He is among three of the duke's German relatives who were flown to the UK and had been isolating at a home in Ascot, according to The Mirror.
Prince Philip himself was German through his mother's side and this part of his family was always close to the duke's heart. Watch Live. Prince Philip: The 30 guests at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Edoardo and Princess Beatrice are said to have started a relationship after her sister Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October Princess Eugenie paid tribute to her grandfather on social media, saying how she remembered laughing at his jokes, and asking him about his "spectacular life and service in the navy".
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's son, August, was born in February, the Queen and duke's ninth great-grandchild. His middle name is Philip, in honour of the duke. Jack Brooksbank, who married Princess Eugenie in , is a drinks executive for a tequila company. He met the princess through their mutual love of skiing, with friends introducing them while they were in Verbier, Switzerland.
The couple have one child. Mr Brooksbank started working life in the hospitality industry, eventually becoming manager of a club which was often attended by Prince Harry and Princess Beatrice.
After helping to launch a Mexican-themed pub in Chelsea, co-founded by Harry's friend Guy Pelly, he got a job as a brand ambassador for a tequila manufacturer. The couple decided to give their children "courtesy" titles as sons or daughters of an earl, rather than the style prince or princess. It is thought this decision was made to avoid some of the burdens of royal titles. Edward, Duke of Kent, is a first cousin of the Queen, through his father, while his mother was a cousin to Philip.
The Duke of Kent is involved with over different charities, organisations and professional bodies which cover a wide range of issues, from commemorating the war dead, to fostering the development of British technology and industry. Now in his 80s, Prince Edward regularly carries out royal duties on behalf of the Queen.
He and his wife live in the grounds of Kensington Palace in the royal residence Wren House. Now in his 70s, the duke is a full-time working member of the Royal Family, carrying out regular royal duties for his first cousin, the Queen. Princess Alexandra is a cousin of the Queen and was one of the bridesmaids at her wedding to Prince Philip.
She is a working member of the Royal Family. She is patron or president of more than organisations which reflect her wide-ranging interests, from the arts to health care. She also supports the Queen in her duties as Head of State, attending ceremonial occasions alongside other members of the Royal Family. As such, the couple did not attend the duke's wedding in Prince Donatus represented the families of Prince Philip's two younger sisters, Sophie and Cecilie, who both married into the Hesse family.
Princess Sophie spent time with the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral after their marriage, despite not being invited to the wedding because her husband was a German officer. Prince Philip's sister Cecilie was killed in a plane crash in , along with members of her family.
Her one surviving daughter died shortly afterwards of meningitis. Prince Philipp is one of the Duke of Edinburgh's great-nephews from Germany - he's the grandson of the duke's eldest sister, Princess Margarita.
He issued a statement confirming his invitation to the funeral: "It really is an incredible honour and we are all extremely touched and privileged to be included on behalf of the wider family". The duke used to be a frequent visitor to his great-nephew's family home at Langenburg Castle in Germany.
All four of the duke's sisters married German princes. As a result, they were not invited to his wedding in The earl joined other members of the Royal Family walking in procession behind the Land Rover which carried the duke's coffin. Prince Philip taught Lady Mountbatten to drive a carriage and she was a close friend of the royal couple for many years. She now runs the Broadlands estate in Hampshire, former home of Earl Mountbatten, where the Queen and Prince Philip spent their honeymoon.
The lesser-known royal is said to share a close relationship with the Queen and has accompanied her to her favourite hideaway, Craigowan Lodge in Aberdeenshire. They are reported to have met on a film set in India, where he had a small part in the film Heat and Dust. The procession to St George's Chapel for the funeral service was led by the band of the Grenadier Guards. Admiral Radakin paid tribute to the duke's naval career, saying: "He was one of us.
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