The 95-year-old monarch was deeply involved in planning the event for her late husband, but she has experienced unspecified mobility issues in recent weeks.
Tuesday’s service will feature the hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer,” fulfilling one of Philip’s wishes for his funeral that wasn’t carried out because of restrictions that banned singing.Young people participating in programs run by the prince’s Duke of Edinburgh charity and youth cadet associations will line the steps of the abbey to greet guests for the service.
Britain’s royal family will attend, together with about 30 foreign royals, including Prince Albert of Monaco, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. Philip’s wider family and friends are also expected to attend, along with 500 representatives from charities and other groups he supported.
Leaders around the world offered their condolences to the British royal family following the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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