In Pictures: How the country came together to remember the Duke of Edinburgh

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The royal funeral was stripped back due to coronavirus restrictions.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s life and legacy has been honoured during his funeral service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

The Queen arrives for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh (Jonathan Brady/PA)placeholder image
The Queen arrives for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh (Jonathan Brady/PA)

During the poignant event attended by the Queen and the couple’s children and grandchildren, Prince Philip was said to have enriched the lives of all those he knew with his “kindness, humour and humanity”.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin arrives outside St George’s Chapel (Kirsty Wrigglesworth/PA)placeholder image
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin arrives outside St George’s Chapel (Kirsty Wrigglesworth/PA)

The Dean of Windsor, in the Bidding, paid tribute to the duke, saying: “With grateful hearts, we remember the many ways in which his long life has been a blessing to us.”

The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin on its way to the chapel (Gareth Fuller/PA)placeholder image
The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin on its way to the chapel (Gareth Fuller/PA)
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin is taken into the chapel, followed by members of his family (Kirsty Wrigglesworth/PA)placeholder image
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin is taken into the chapel, followed by members of his family (Kirsty Wrigglesworth/PA)
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin, covered with his personal standard, earlier travelled on the Land Rover Defender he helped design (Gareth Fuller/PA)placeholder image
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin, covered with his personal standard, earlier travelled on the Land Rover Defender he helped design (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Pupils at his former school, Gordonstoun in Moray, observe the one-minute silence on the day of his funeral (Jane Barlow/PA)placeholder image
Pupils at his former school, Gordonstoun in Moray, observe the one-minute silence on the day of his funeral (Jane Barlow/PA)
Personnel from the military conducting a gun salute in Gibraltar, to mark the national minute’s silence (Cpl Connor Payne RAF/MoD)placeholder image
Personnel from the military conducting a gun salute in Gibraltar, to mark the national minute’s silence (Cpl Connor Payne RAF/MoD)
Pallbearers carry the coffin into the chapel (Danny Lawson/PA)placeholder image
Pallbearers carry the coffin into the chapel (Danny Lawson/PA)
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales (Yui Mok/PA)placeholder image
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales (Yui Mok/PA)
The Queen sat two seats away from the Duke of York during the funeral (Yui Mok/PA)placeholder image
The Queen sat two seats away from the Duke of York during the funeral (Yui Mok/PA)
The Earl of Wessex, James Viscount Severn, the Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor during the funeral (Yui Mok/PA)placeholder image
The Earl of Wessex, James Viscount Severn, the Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor during the funeral (Yui Mok/PA)
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