Late Prince Philip: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew attend memorial service
Prince Philip died in April 2021 – shortly before his 100th birthday. A memorial service was held in his honor. In addition to the Queen, the disgraced Prince Andrew also showed up.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at Westminster Abbey for the memorial service for her husband Prince Philip, who died almost a year ago. Because of her health, the 95-year-old only decided to take part on Tuesday morning – a few hours before the memorial service – at Windsor Castle near the capital, as the palace announced. Until the very end, the British feared whether they would be able to cope with the hardships.
The Queen was driven from Windsor to London in a car in which her recently very shy son Andrew is said to have been sitting. It is the 62-year-old’s first appearance since a multi-million dollar settlement with plaintiff Virginia Giuffre in mid-February in a sexual abuse case. Andrew accompanied his mother to church. The British media took this as a clear signal that the monarch is sticking by her son despite the scandal.
The European aristocracy is on site
Prince Philip died on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99. Because of the corona pandemic, his funeral only took place in a small circle. Philip and Elizabeth were married in Westminster Abbey, not far from Buckingham Palace, in 1947. The coronation of the monarch took place there six years later.
The service at Westminster Abbey was also attended by representatives of the European aristocracy, including King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
Queen’s grandson Prince Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan, who live with their two children in the United States, were not there. You haven’t performed any royal duties for a long time. The relationship is particularly shattered after a sensational interview between the couple and star presenter Oprah Winfrey on US television, in which the two accused the royal family of racism.
