Princess Beatrice was comforted by her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi as she wiped away her tears during Prince Phillip's memorial service…
March 29, 2022 - 12:26 BST Nicky Morris A tearful Princess Beatrice was comforted by her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi during the Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service on Tuesday. Following the service's opening hymn, Beatrice was overcome with emotion and took a tissue from her bag to wipe her tears. The 33-year-old was seen covering her face with her hymn sheet after watching the Queen arrive at Westminster Abbey.
MORE: Prince George and Princess Charlotte make surprise appearance at Prince Philip's memorial serviceHer sister Princess Eugenie was also in attendance along with her husband Jack Brooksbank. Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Kate, Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex along with their teenage children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn also made up the British royal party.
These include hymns being sung, such as Guide me, O thou great Redeemer, which Philip had requested for his funeral as well as clergy from the royal estates of Windsor, Sandringham and Balmoral playing a part in the service, another of the Duke's requests.The service comes nearly one year after Prince Phillip's death and his funeral, which was held under pandemic restrictions with only 30 people in attendance at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
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