The official Royal Family mourning period after Prince Philip‘s death ended on Friday. Queen Elizabeth‘s husband of 73 years passed away on April 9 at age 99, and the Royal Family took a mourning period of two weeks.
Following Prince Philip-s passing, Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth II’s wishes included two weeks of royal mourning from the date of her husband’s death. The 14-day period applied to the members of the royal family and their households. However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson also instructed the U.K. to enter a period of national mourning at that time.
The Duke of Edinburgh funeral took place in Windsor on April 17. According to their official account, The Duke of Edinburgh was closely involved in the planning of his own funeral.
Prior to Prince Philip’s funeral, the Royal Family Instagram account shared a never-seen-before picture of the Royal couple. In the picture, Queen Elizabeth sits with The Duke of Edinburgh at the top of the Coyles of Muick, Scotland in 2003.
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The account added that: “Her Majesty and the Royal Family are grateful for all the messages of condolence from around the world and have been touched to see and hear so many people sharing fond memories of The Duke, in celebration of his life.”
Now thee Royal Family mourning period officially ended. However, the Queen has already started undertaking engagements that were “appropriate to the circumstances.” On Wednesday, Her Majesty the Queen celebrated her 95th birthday. It was also the first one in over seven decades when she celebrated without her husband.
