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Prince Philip's coffin lowered into Royal Vault in never-before-seen TV moment

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Prince Philip's coffin was lowered into a 200-year-old vault under St George's Chapel in a never-before-seen TV moment watched by millions around the world.

The Queen and other royals looked on as the poignant moment unfolded at the end of the 50-minute service at Windsor Castle. While the lowering of the coffin normally takes place in private, the moment was shown on live television and online streams in a historic first for Britain's Royal Family.

The Duke of Edinburgh, who died aged 99 on April 9, is the 25th royal to be interred inside the Royal Vault, though it will not be his final resting place.

When the Queen dies, he will be transferred to the gothic church’s King George VI memorial chapel to lie alongside his devoted wife of 73

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