As a nod to his years of environmental awareness, Prince Philip will reportedly receive an eco-friendly broadcast – lying in a $ 1,200 woolen chest carried by an electric Land Rover.
Saturday’s funeral for the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in his sleep at the age of 99 on Friday, will reflect his green ideology, reported The Sun, who noted that he was one of the first to highlight climate change in the 1950s.
Leverton and Sons, the London-based funeral directors who hosted Princess Di’s funeral in 1997, have been chosen to handle Prince Philip’s services, according to the news broadcast.
The company, which employed Britain’s first all-electric hearse, was also involved in the arrangements for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, The Sun reported.
Company director Clive Leverton said, “You see someone who has been in the newspaper forever, and then you see their corpse in front of you. But we are not there to keep crying.
“It was the same with Diana, although it was quite traumatic because of the circumstances,” he added.
AW Hainsworth, a company that manufactures wool coffins and the military uniforms that Prince William and Prince Harry wore at their weddings, will make the coffin for Queen Elizabeth II’s late consort, according to the report.
“I have met the Duke of Edinburgh several times,” company director Thomas Hainsworth told The Sun on Sunday.
“I was once at the Queen’s Award for Innovation, where I introduced myself and explained that I was in textiles. He responded by saying, “Oh yeah, a dying industry isn’t it?” “, He said.
In 2010, Prince Charles invited the company to exhibit at its Garden Party to Make a Difference to encourage sustainability.
“I’ve discovered a company that makes a woolen coffin — coffins, ladies and gentlemen, to die for,” Charles said jokingly.
The coffins, which have a cotton lining and are made of three fleeces, are 100 percent biodegradable.
Hainsworth Sales Director Rachel Hainsworth said: “He liked that the coffins are environmentally friendly, but also that we support British farmers by using British wool.”
The hybrid Land Rover that will carry the crate will be a Defender 130 Gun Bus, which the Duke helped design, The Sun reported.
The public is not allowed to view the procession due to COVID restrictions.