12 details you might have missed from Prince Philip's funeral and the meaning behind them
The funeral was in this same place as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
Prince Philip's funeral took place in St. George's Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married in the same location on May 19, 2018.
Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbanks in the same spot later that same year.
The wedding altar was replaced with a display of Prince Philip's badges and insignia and his coffin was at the end of the aisle Markle once famously walked down alone.
Prince Philip's coffin was covered in symbolic items.
The flag on the coffin represents parts of Prince Philip's life. For example, he was born into royal Danish and Greek families.
The top left quarter — a yellow square, three lions, and nine hearts — evokes the Danish coat of arms, reported Parade. The blue rectangle with a white cross is part of the Greek flag. The final two quarters represent Edinburgh castle and the Mountbatten family stripes.
The sword on top was a gift from King George VI, according to the royal family's Instagram account.
The casket was also adorned with a wreath of white roses and lilies that the Queen personally selected.
The Queen left a handwritten note on the casket that's signed with her childhood nickname.
According to People, the Queen left a handwritten note, signed with her childhood nickname "Lilibet," on the casket. Prince Philip is believed to be the last person to call her by this nickname.
The Queen and Prince Philip were married for 73 years.
Markle sent a custom wreath and handwritten note.
Markle, who is pregnant with her second child, did not receive medical clearance to fly to the UK for the funeral with Prince Harry.
Despite being unable to attend in person, she watched the funeral from home and sent a custom wreath designed by Willow Crossley, the same florist she hired for her and Prince Harry's wedding reception and their son Archie's christening.
As Mikhaila Friel reported for Insider, the couple asked for specific flowers and greenery to be included in the wreath.
Friel wrote, "The wreath includes Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches), the National flower of Greece, to represent Philip's heritage, Eryngium (Sea Holly), to represent the Royal Marines, Campanula to represent gratitude and everlasting love, Rosemary to signify remembrance, Lavender for devotion, and Roses in honor of June being Philip's birth month."
Markle included a handwritten note with the wreath, too, Vanity Fairy reported.
Prince Harry wore his military medals as a tribute to Prince Philip.
Prince Harry wore several military medals as a tribute to his late grandfather, a decorated Naval officer who served in World War II. They both had experience serving in the British Armed Forces.
He wore KCVO Neck Order and Star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal. He also wore the Queen's Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals, awarded to mark her 50th and 60th years on the throne.
In a statement sent to Insider, Prince Harry also shared his experience of serving in the military and losing his grandfather.
He ended the statement with the Latin phrase "Per Mare, Per Terram," the motto of the Royal Marines that translates to "By Sea, By Land."
After Prince Philip retired from his duties after a long life of public service, Prince Harry took over the role of Captain General of the Royal Marines. He renounced the title when he stepped back as a working member of the royal family in March 2020.
Senior male royals broke tradition with their outfits.
It would've been tradition for the senior male royals to wear their military uniforms for Prince Philip's funeral. Instead, they wore coats and medals to equalize all royal family members.
The Guardian reported that Prince Harry's choice to step back from his senior royal duties influenced this decision so that he wouldn't be the odd man out. Prince Harry gave up his honorary military titles when he stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and would not have been able to wear a military uniform to these proceedings.
Straying from royal tradition, Princess Anne took part in the royal funeral processions.
The only daughter of Prince Philip and the Queen, Princess Anne stood at the front of the group with her older brother, Charles. She walked closely behind the vehicle carrying her father's casket.
She wore an array of medals in tribute to her father, including the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal from the Royal Navy, according to the Daily Mail.
Typically only men take part in royal funeral processions, according to People. But the princess also walked behind the royal procession for the Queen Mother, her grandmother, in 2002.
Middleton wore a necklace that might be a nod to the Queen and Prince Philip's love story.
For the duke's funeral, Middleton wore a few pieces of the Queen's jewelry with her all-black attire, including a four-row pearl choker with a diamond clasp.
It was borrowed from the Queen and previously worn by Princess Diana, reported The Independent.
It appears Middleton has only ever worn the necklace in public one other time — at the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's 70th wedding anniversary dinner at Windsor Castle in November 2017.
The Queen seemingly sat in the same seat as she did for Prince Harry and Markle's wedding
The Queen seemingly sat alone in the same seat as she did for Meghan and Harry's wedding.
It's likely she didn't sit with her relatives due to the country's social-distancing guidelines that require spacing between different households at indoor events. Only 30 people were allowed inside the chapel due to COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
The Queen may have been referencing her long love story with the Duke of Edinburgh by wearing her Richmond brooch.
The pearl-drop Richmond brooch was given to the Queen's grandmother Queen Mary as a wedding present in 1893, People reported.
Queen Mary typically wore it as a necklace but the Queen has worn it as a brooch to a few major occasions, including Markle and Prince Harry's 2018 wedding.
Prince Philip's coffin was carried away in a Land Rover, which he apparently chose before his death.
Instead of a hearse, the common vehicle for coffins to be carried in during funerals, Prince Philip was moved in a modified Land Rover.
According to USA Today, the prince selected this vehicle to bear his coffin 18 years ago and the bronzey green color of it is a nod to his military roots. The vehicle was finally complete and fully modified for this task in 2019.
According to the Daily Mail, the duke wanted a pretty laidback funeral and reportedly once said, "Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor."
Prince Philip was not buried in his final resting place.
Prince Philip's coffin was lowered into the royal vault after the funeral, but this 200-year-old spot beneath St George's Chapel will not be his final resting place.
He will remain in the vault until the death of his wife, the Queen. He will then be moved and laid to rest with the Queen in the King George VI memorial chapel in Windsor.