Prince Philip’s thanksgiving service: Older great-grandchildren ‘may attend’
Kate Middleton, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillip ‘may bring their older children’ to today’s memorial service for Prince Philip to honour their ‘much-loved’ great-grandfather, royal experts claim
Duke of Edinburgh’s older great-grandchildren might attend today’s serviceFive eldest are Savannah Phillips, 11, Isla Phillips, 10, Prince George, eight, Mia Tindall, eight, and Princess Charlotte, sixSeven of the Duke of Edinburgh’s eight grandchildren will also turn out
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Some of Prince Philip’s older great-grandchildren may attend his memorial service today to pay tribute to their beloved great-grandfather, royal experts have revealed.
This could include the Duke of Edinburgh’s five eldest great-grandchildren: Autumn and Peter Phillips’ daughters Savannah, 11, and Isla, 10; Zara and Mike Tindall’s daughter Mia, eight; and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s two oldest Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six.
The Duke of Edinburgh‘s other great-grandchildren are Prince Louis, three, Lena Tindall, also three, and her one-year-old brother Lucas, Princess Eugenie’s one-year-old son August Brooksbank and Princess Beatrice’s daughter Sienna Mapelli Mozz, who was born in September last year.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Archie, two, and Lilibet, nine months, remain with the couple in California.
Some of Prince Philip’s older great-grandchildren are expected to attend his memorial service today to pay tribute to their beloved great-grandfather, royal experts have revealed. This could include the older Cambridge children Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six
Older grandchildren could also include Mia Tindall, left, Isla Phillips, centre, and Savannah Phillips, right
The Queen and Prince Philip with Prince George, Prince Louis, Savannah Phillips, Princess Charlotte, Isla Phillips holding Lena Tindall, and Mia Tindall. The Duke of Edinburgh died before the birth of his youngest grandchildren Lilibet and Sienna
The Westminster Abbey service will be attended by some 1,800 guests including senior members of the Royal Family.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s four children will be in attendance, as will Charles, Anne and Edward’s respective spouses, the Duchess of Cornwall, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy and the Countess of Wessex.
Prince Andrew will make a rare public appearance and there is speculation the Duchess of York might have also been given an invitation.
Seven of Prince Philip’s eight grandchildren will be there, including the Duke of Cambridge, Zara Tindall and Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, all of whom will attend with their spouses.
The only grandchild missing the event is the Duke of Sussex.
The Queen and Prince Philip’s family tree, showing the older great-grandchildren who might attend today’s service
The Queen is said to be determined to travel to London to mark the long and productive life of her husband Philip in what would be her first major public engagement away from Windsor Castle in nearly six months.
Royal aides revealed the 95-year-old monarch has been ‘actively involved’ in plans for the service at Westminster Abbey ‘with many elements reflecting Her Majesty’s wishes’ as the order of service was unveiled overnight.
It includes several elements the duke had planned for his funeral in April last year but which were forbidden by Covid restrictions at the time.
Among them is the involvement of Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) gold award winners and Sea Cadets, his expressed wish for the congregation to sing the rousing hymn Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer, and for clergy from the royal estates of Windsor, Sandringham and Balmoral to play a special part.
His funeral at St George’s Chapel in Windsor was limited to just 30 mourners in the midst of the pandemic and mass singing was banned, with the Queen sitting alone in a mask.
Around 1,800 guests are due at today’s service, including British and European royalty, representatives of the many charities of which the duke was patron or president, Boris and Carrie Johnson, and Sir David Attenborough.
