With the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll's husband, Prince Philip, the funeral is set to take place next week at Buckingham Palace on Saturday, reported Agence France-Presse.
A stripped-back ceremony has been announced due to coronavirus restrictions.?However, the demise of his grandfather has also brought exiled Prince Harry back to the palace, but without his wife, Meghan.?
The announcement came as the couple's eldest son, heir to the throne Prince Charles, 72, paid a heartfelt tribute to his "dear Papa", and said he and the royal family missed him "enormously".
"My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that," he added.
"It will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time."
The Duke of Edinburgh was married to the queen for over seven decades and died peacefully on Friday just two months short of his 100th birthday. The country will be in mourning for eight days.?
Royal officials said his funeral, which will be televised, will take place at 1400 GMT on Saturday, April 17 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, west of London.
It will be preceded by a national minute's silence.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, government guidelines restrict mourners to just 30 people. There was speculation whether Prince Harry would attend the funeral - Palace officials have confirmed that he would but his wife Meghan, who is pregnant with their second child, has been advised not to travel from the United States on medical grounds.?
The couple, who quit frontline royal duties last year, have launched a series of broadsides against the royals, including accusing them of racism, and of failing to treat Meghan's mental health.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will also not be attending the funeral because of Covid restrictions, Downing Street said.
"The Prime Minister has throughout wanted to act in accordance with what is best for the Royal household, and so to allow for as many family members as possible will not be attending the funeral on Saturday," a spokesperson said.