* TEAM OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CHECKED CARS WHEN HE FELL ILL * PHILIP BELIEVED TO HAVE DESIGNED TWO LAND ROVER DEFENDERS TO CARRY HIS COFFIN  * THE EIGHT-MINUTE

PROCESSION WILL BEGIN AT THE STATE ENTRANCE OF WINDSOR CASTLE  * THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL MINUTE'S SILENCE HERALDING THE START OF A NO-FRILLS SERVICE  * THE DUKE HAD ALWAYS INSISTED

THAT HE WANTED MINIMAL FUSS FOR HIS FUNERAL  * HE FAMOUSLY TOLD THE QUEEN: 'JUST STICK ME IN THE BACK OF A LAND ROVER AND DRIVE ME TO WINDSOR' By MARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER

FOR MAILONLINE Published: 06:15 EDT, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 08:55 EDT, 12 April 2021 Army engineers rushed to prepare two modified hybrid Land Rovers Prince Philip had personally designed

ill two months ago Army mechanics replaced parts and ran safety checks on the vehicles - one black and one green - at an unnamed site where they have been kept in storage for several years,

according to the Daily Telegraph.  The vehicles have never been seen in public but Philip, Colonel-in-Chief of REME, is believed to have designed the two vehicles personally, including an

open roof for use in good weather. One MoD source told MailOnline that the vehicles are both likely to have been armour-plated.  It is not clear which one of the vehicles, believed to be

hybrids, will be used on Saturday but claims that the eco-conscious duke will be carried in £900 wool coffin because they are sustainably made has been dismissed by palace sources.  Philip

is believed to have worked with soldiers from REME to modify two Land Rover Defenders to carry his coffin 'some time ago', having famously told his wife the Queen: 'Just stick

me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor.'  The Duke of Edinburgh's funeral has been massively scaled back because of the Covid-19 pandemic. A special Land Rover

would have carried the Duke’s body 23-miles from Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner to St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Now it will only travel from the castle to the

church, where only 30 guests are allowed. A SPECIALLY MODIFIED LAND ROVER, NAVAL PROCESSION AND ROYAL MOURNING: PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL DETAILS ARE RELEASED BY PALACE  * 2.40pm: Coffin

emerges from State Entrance of Windsor Castle The duke's coffin, accompanied by the Dean of Windsor and the Lord Chamberlain, will be moved to the State Entrance of Windsor Castle by a

Bearer Party of The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. The coffin will emerge and the Bearer Party will place it onto a specially modified Land Rover, which Philip helped

to design, to transport it to St George's Chapel. * 2.45pm: The procession leaves for St George's Chapel The procession from the state entrance to the West Steps of the chapel will

take eight minutes. The Prince of Wales and members of the royal family will take part in the procession on foot, immediately behind the duke's coffin, together with staff from

Philip's household. The route of the procession will be lined by representatives drawn from the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland

and the Royal Air Force. Minute guns will be fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery from the east lawn of Windsor Castle for the duration of the procession, and the Curfew

Tower Bell will toll. * 2.53pm: The Land Rover reaches the West Steps of the chapel A Guard of Honour and Band from The Rifles will receive the coffin at the foot of the West Steps, with the

national anthem being played as the coffin enters Horseshoe Cloister. A bearing party of Royal Marines will carry the coffin up the steps and pause for the minute's silence. * 3.00pm:

National minute of silence Following the minute's silence, the Dean of Windsor, together with the Archbishop of Canterbury, will receive the coffin at the top of the West Steps. In

keeping with coronavirus guidelines to limit guests inside the chapel, most of the procession will not enter the chapel, except for members of the royal family, and the duke's private

secretary Archie Miller Bakewell. The funeral service will begin as the coffin enters St George's Chapel. Princes William and Harry and other senior members of the Royal Family will

follow on foot as it driven to nearby St George’s Chapel before Saturday’s funeral. The Queen will not take part in the procession. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he will not be

present to allow as many of Prince Philip’s family as possible to attend amid Covid-19 restrictions, which limit the number of guests to 30. In a royal funeral like no other, the Queen and

her family will wear face masks and maintain social distancing at the service, which will be televised live. But a Buckingham Palace spokesman insisted that the send-off still reflects the

personal wishes of Prince Philip who had meticulously planned his funeral. The spokesman confirmed that it would not be a state occasion, which are normally reserved for sovereigns, but a

ceremonial royal funeral in line with the Queen Mother’s in 2002. ‘This event will be much reduced in scale with no public access. In line with Government guidelines and public health

measures, there will be no public processions and the Duke’s funeral will take place entirely within the grounds of Windsor Castle,’ he said. ‘The plans have been given final approval by the

Queen and reflect appropriately Government advice. Despite these necessary changes, they still very much reflect the personal wishes of the Duke. ‘Although the ceremonial arrangements are

reduced, the occasion will still celebrate and recognise the Duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth.’ Buckingham Palace will release full

details of the service and guest list on Thursday, when it is understood there will be a dress rehearsal. The Duke currently lies at rest in the private chapel of Windsor Castle. His body

will not lie in state - where members of the public would have been able to view his coffin. On Saturday, the Duke’s coffin, accompanied by the Dean of Windsor and the Lord Chamberlain, will

be moved to the State Entrance of Windsor Castle by a Bearer Party of The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. The party will place the coffin in the Land Rover - believed to be

a modified Defender 130 Gun Bus that was commissioned in 2005 - at 2.40pm. A senior Palace official said: ‘The Duke of Edinburgh had a hand many years ago in the design of these vehicles’.

He added that there were two Land Rovers for ‘belt and braces’. On the grass in the Castle’s Quadrangle will be representative detachments drawn from Philip’s military special relationships.

The Quadrangle will also be lined by the Household Cavalry and The Foot Guards. At 2.45pm the Band of the Grenadier Guards, of which Philip was Colonel for 42 years, will lead the

eight-minute procession to St George’s Chapel. They will be followed by the Major General’s Party, and then the Service Chiefs, reflecting His Royal Highness’s close relationship with the

military. The Prince of Wales and other senior Royals will follow the Land Rover bearing the Duke’s coffin - draped in his personal standard, a wreath of flowers and his naval cap and sword

- on foot. Philips’ private secretary, Archie Miller Bakewell, one of his protection officers, two of his pages and two of his valets will bring up the rear of the procession. Minute guns

will be fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from the east lawn of Windsor Castle for the duration of the procession, and the Curfew Tower Bell will toll. The procession will end

at nearby St George’s Chapel for the service, which will begin with a national minute’s silence at 3pm. The no-frills service will be attended by just 30 members of the Royal Family -

including the Duke’s children and grandchildren. Prince Harry will fly from the Sussexes’ Californian mansion but Meghan, 39, who is heavily pregnant has been advised by her doctor not to

travel to the UK. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and David Conner, the Dean of Windsor, are expected to officiate at the service. After the service, the duke will be interred in

the Royal Vault of the chapel. PRINCE PHILIP'S FINAL NOD TO AUSTRALIA: HOW DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S FUNERAL WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY HE FIRST VISITED AS A TEENAGER IN THE ROYAL

NAVY  An Australian representative will stand in front of St George's Chapel for Prince Philip's funeral as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's wish to recognise the country he

first visited as a teenager in the Royal Navy.   Prince Philip, who died peacefully in his sleep aged 99 on Friday, will be farewelled at the 15th century chapel at Windsor Castle on

Saturday. Australia's Defence Advisor in the UK, Commodore Guy Holthouse will reportedly be positioned in front of the chapel as part of Prince Philip's final homage to Australia.

Mr Holthouse met the Queen as recently as March 31 at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force. Representatives of other Commonwealth nations including 

Canada, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago will also guard the chapel.  Prince Philip, who was due to turn 100 on June 10 this year, visited Australia on more than 20 occasions during his

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