By Abiola Olawale
Ahmed Bashir, ex-aide to the immediate past...
Today, members of the British royal family paid their final respects to the late Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince Philip, the longtime husband of Queen Elizabeth and royal consort passed awayon April 9 at age 99.
Though most royal funerals involve crowds of spectators and many attendees, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prince’s ceremony was small and limited primarily to family.
See early images from the Ceremonial Royal FuneralÂ
Before the funeral, members of the military marched throughout the Windsor Castle grounds.The Queen arrived at the funeral in a black protective face mask.The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards carried the coffin, draped in his royal standard flagPrince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, and Prince Harry all followed the Land Rover hearse.Prior to his death, Prince Philip customized a Land Rover to carry his coffin. The Land Rover hearse drove in the processional.Prince Charles walked behind his father’s coffin in the processional.
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award.
Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues.
When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.
