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No airs and graces: Duke’s coffin to be carried on the back of a Land Rover
Friday April 16, 2021
When Prince Philip’s coffin is conveyed to church for his funeral service, it will be taken in a specially-commissioned Land Rover that the royal himself helped design.
The customised Land Rover Defender, built to the specifications of Prince Philip, will carry his coffin to his funeral service (Photo: AAP).
Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, died last week aged 99 and his funeral will be held entirely at Windsor Castle on Saturday with no public allowed.
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