Mike Tindall reveals how Queen had to sit alone at Philip's funeral and royals were told 'you need to leave'
Mike Tindall, who is married to Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Tindall, has revealed what happened after Prince Philip's funeral took place. He said that the royal members who had been in attendance were told "you need to leave". He also revealed that he found it heartbreaking that the Queen was forced to sit alone.
While speaking to 'Good Morning Britain', Mike Tindall said: "After the funeral it was sort of, ‘you all need to leave’, so you didn’t even get to have that supportive side afterwards." He added further about how the Queen had been sitting all by herself and said, "That's what the Queen does, she leads by example. Amazing to see, but I didn't really want to see it."
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He then spoke about the funeral arrangements and how it went off: "The way that the funeral was planned and run was exceptional and for Zara it was seeing his carriage ponies and the gloves and the sugar cube box and all that lined up." He also added, "If he was looking down, being in the middle of the pandemic when it was a bit more lowkey, he would've been more happy with that even though the rest of us would've liked more of a celebration but that's the sort of man that he was."
Before, while he was speaking to BBC about the loss, Tindall said, "Loss is always going to be difficult. I thought the funeral was beautifully done. But, at the same time, we had to see the Queen make a stand in terms of showing what the world was at the moment."
Mike Tindall also said, "To sit on her own and be as brave as she was, I thought just summed her up as a lady. She was amazing. Then the funeral finished and it was sort of 'get in your cars and go home'. That's what was allowed and what the rules state. So is what happened. Yes, it was tough." It was reported that the Duke of Edinburgh wanted a small “no-fuss” funeral, and that is exactly what happened as well. Only 30 attendees were allowed to be a part of the funeral that was held on Saturday, 17 April.
Speaking of the seating at the funeral, it was reported that the 30 individuals who were at the funeral had been seated at an appropriate distance of two meters apart following the safety distance rules in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. After the funeral, Prince Philip's body was taken to lie in the Royal Vault within St George’s chapel and this is where he will wait to be reunited with his beloved Queen.