Who will be among the 15 guests invited to Prince Philip’s wake?

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Just 15 members of Prince Philip’s inner circle will attend a wake to honour his life.  

Thirty mourners will be present for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

But the guest list has been slashed in half for his final send-off.

The Queen and Prince Philip’s children – Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward – will all be included.

Many of their grandchildren, including Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips, will also attend.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex – one of a ‘trusted gang of four’ rallying around the Queen – have also been invited.

The final spot has reportedly handed to the Queen’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, according to The Sun.

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, who is expecting their second child, remains in the US after doctors advised her not to fly due to being heavily pregnant.

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The Queen ‘understands’ why the Duchess of Sussex cannot attend, royal sources said.

Meghan left a handwritten message for Philip on a wreath laid at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

The tight numbers for both the funeral and the wake are in line with current coronavirus restrictions.

Prince Philip died last Friday, April 9, just two months before his 100th birthday, Buckingham Palace announced.

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The late Duke will have a ceremonial instead of a state funeral this afternoon, as he requested.

He will make his last journey in a Land Rover hearse he designed from Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel.

Prince Charles and Princess Anne will lead a procession behind his coffin.

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Prince William and Prince Harry will be separated by cousin Peter Phillips, it emerged earlier this week.

The brothers are said to be coming face to face for the first time since Harry and wife Meghan Markle’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Despite their troubled relationship, they have vowed to put on a united front to support their grieving grandma, the Queen, as she mourns the loss of her husband and consort of 73 years.

The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex hope to ‘spend time together as a family’ after the funeral, which will honour the Duke’s extraordinary 99-year-old life and his life-long love of the Royal Navy.

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