Buckingham Palace Announces List Of 30 Guests For Prince Philip's 'Ceremonial Royal Funeral'

Prince Philip Funeral: The Buckingham Palace has revealed the guests list for the funeral service of the late Duke of Edinburgh at London's Windsor Castle.

(Source- The Royal Family's Twitter)

The Buckingham Palace on Thursday (April 15) announced the list of 30 guests who will attend the funeral of Prince Philip, who passed away at the age of 99. The Royal Family shared the names of 30 guests who will join Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Duke Of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip will be laid to rest on Saturday (April 17) at London's Sr George's Chapel. 

The likes of Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Penelope Knatchbull, Lady Sarah Chatto will attend Prince Philip's funeral service. 

As reported in the media, Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle will not attend the funeral as she has been advised to not travel in her third trimester. 

Full List Of Guests For Prince Philip's Funeral

• Queen Elizabeth II
• Prince Charles and his wife Camilla
• Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Tim Laurence
• Prince Andrew 
• Prince William and his wife Catherine
• Princess Edward, his wife Sophie and their children- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor & Viscount Severn
• Prince Harry
• Peter Phillips
• Zara and Mike Tindall
• Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
• Earl Snowdon
• Duke of Gloucester
• Duke of Kent
• Princess Alexandra
• Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank
• Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden  
• Lady Sarah and her husband Daniel Chatto
• Prince Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
• Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

"The Duke of Edinburgh’s Funeral will be a “Ceremonial Royal Funeral”, the same as that of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It will not be a “State Funeral” - something that is generally reserved for Monarchs," The Royal Family said in a statement. 

Dean of Windsor will conduct the Funeral Service, which is expected to last for approximately 50 minutes. According to the statement, The Royal Family members will wear 'Day Dress or Morning Coat with medals'.

A small choir of four will sing pieces of music, which were  chosen by The Duke of Edinburgh at the funeral service. The choir will stay away from the seated congregation and there will be no congregational singing. 

The funeral will broadcast live on TV and radio.