A Royal Guide to... S2E8: Funerals
- Aired: 2024-06-29
- Time: 20:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
More than 250,000 people saw the late Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London before her 2022 burial. Prince Philip designed a bespoke Land Rover hearse for his departure in 2021. The royal family plan their own funerals from start to finish. This documentary charts the history of royal bereavement, a process steeped in tradition, from who keeps guard over the bodies and where they are buried to how the new monarch takes to the throne.