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Inside the Royal Vault where Prince Philip will be buried until he’s joined by the Queen

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On Saturday Prince Philip was laid to rest in the 200-year-old Royal Vault beneath St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9 - just two months before his 100th birthday.

His funeral took place at the chapel but due to coronavirus rules just 30 mourners were allowed to attend. The world watched on as the Duke's coffin disappeared from the view of the Queen, and the 29 others at the service, on an electrically-powered lift platform.

The coffin then went on a 15-metre long journey through an underground passageway that leads into the Royal Vault. But the Royal Vault will not Philip's final resting place.

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