Funeral of prince philip: which guests are invited?

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Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, will be 17. April buried. He was at the 9. April died at the age of 99. Normally, royal funerals are big events with many invited guests and thousands of spectators.

Due to the Corona pandemic, however, such a funeral is not possible. The ceremony will be held in a small circle – limited to just one 30 guests, the maximum number for funerals according to the British Corona rules. We will report in detail about the funeral of Prince Philip in the blog.

But who is among the circle of participants set by Queen Elizabeth? These guests are most likely to attend the funeral, according to British media reports.

Funeral of Prince Philip: These are the likely guests

Guests at Prince Philip's funeral are expected to include the closest members of the royal family. These include the children of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth:

Prince Charles and wife Camilla
Princess Anne and husband Sir Timothy Laurence
Prince Edward and wife Sophie Wessex
Prince Andrew

Also all Grandchildren of the royal couple and their spouses will most likely attend:

Peter Phillips
Zara Tindall and husband Mike
Prince William and wife Kate
Prince Harry
Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mozzi
Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank
Lady Louise Windsor
Viscount Severn

The Queen will probably invite her cousins as well. These include Princess Alexandra, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. In addition, the Earl of Snowdon and Lady Sarah Chatto could,the children of the Queen's late sister Princess Margaret.

Who will not attend the funeral of Prince Philip?

Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, will not be attending the funeral. She is currently pregnant and remains in California because of the increased risk of corona.

Also the ten Great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip may stay away from the ceremony as they are all still very young. The great-grandchildren include Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the children of Prince William and Kate, and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Ingo Bruggenjurgen © Ide Lodige (DR)

Msgr. Georg Batzing to be new bishop of Limburg © Elisabeth Schomaker (KNA)

Georg Batzing made his inaugural visit as the new head pastor in Limburg on Thursday. our site editor-in-chief Ingo Bruggenjurgen wishes Batzing God's blessing, but adds: "Ahead of Batzing lies a very wide, unfortunately not only well-tilled field."

"Bishop of Limburg" – today gray-haired people can still tell of times when it was something like a highly deserved title of honor. "Proclaiming the Gospel to the poor" was the motto of Bishop Franz Kamphaus. His successor Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst then ensured that today, far beyond the borders of the small diocese, everyone immediately thinks of an overpriced luxury hostel, ecclesiastical abuse of power and detached official conduct, if one comes with the "Bishop of Limburg" around the corner.

The successor to Bishop Franz-Peter truly does not take on an easy legacy. But Georg Batzing, the new guy in Limburg freshly appointed by the pope, brings a lot of what a good bishop needs: a deep faith, good pastoral experience, a willingness to engage in dialogue that brings people together, and plenty of organizational talent. In Limburg, however, the new man will need above all courage to go his very own way!

This already starts with the choice of the house: If he moves into the magnificent building at the very top of the Bischofsberg? Or next door into a kind of "sexton's house," which admittedly would be a bit like "half pregnant"? Or else he consistently leaves the expensive property, which he actually can't dispose of either? There is at least the danger that the famous house of his predecessor will be on his heels.

Perhaps more importantly, will the newly appointed bishop succeed in overcoming the rifts that still open up in the Limburg diocese, even though there is a deep longing among the faithful for normality? In any case, Batzing has a very wide, unfortunately not only well-tilled field ahead of him, even if the diocesan administrator Manfred Grothe has done an excellent job in the past two years. There will be no shortage of good and well-intentioned advice – but now the newcomer must decide for himself which path is the right one for him and the Church of Limburg. We wish the new man on the now famous bishop's chair not only the necessary strength but also the necessary courage. But above all, God's blessing, so that he can get out of the gloomy long shadow left by his predecessor in office as quickly as possible: Congratulations and blessings to the "new Bishop of Limburg!"

Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Ireland were shattered following the sexual abuse scandal. At the World Eucharistic Congress, Rome relies on conciliatory tones. Papal envoy met victims and expressed "shame and remorse" for offenses.

The pope's personal representative to the World Eucharistic Congress in Dublin has met with victims of sexual abuse. On behalf of Benedict XVI. he asked for "forgiveness from God and the victims for the grave sin of sexual abuse of children by clergy," Cardinal Marc Ouellet said, according to a Wednesday statement from the Irish Bishops' Conference.

Grave sin of sexual abuse of children by clergy
Ouellet made what was described as a pilgrimage visit Tuesday and Wednesday to Saint Patrick's Monastery on "Holy Island" in Lake Lough Derg, one of Ireland's most important pilgrimage sites. In this context, he reportedly held two hours of face-to-face meetings with victims of abuse.

In recent decades, the Church has learned "how much suffering and despair this abuse has caused thousands of victims," said the cardinal, who is also head of the Roman Congregation for Bishops. "We have also learned that the response of some church authorities to these crimes has often been inadequate and inefficient, despite clear instructions in church law."

Using earlier words from the pope, Ouellet expressed "shame and remorse" for the offenses. It is understandable if the victims find it difficult to forgive and reconcile with the church. At the same time, he reiterated the Catholic Church's "commitment to creating a safe environment for children".

Monument to abuse victims of Catholic Church
A "stone of healing" had been unveiled during the opening ceremony of the congress. The monument is dedicated to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church and is to be permanently erected in Dublin after the congress. During the opening event, around 50 victims of abuse demonstrated in front of the congress building. They demanded the resignation of the Irish Primate Cardinal Sean Brady.

The one-week 50. Eucharistic World Congress of the Catholic Church began in Dublin on Sunday and will continue through the weekend. The aim of the event is to promote devotion to the Eucharist worldwide. For the closing service at Croke Park Stadium, along with some 80.000 Catholics also Ireland's President Michael Higgins expected.

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