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A stripped-down tribute to a century of service

18 April 2021

1:34 AM

18 April 2021

1:34 AM

It was a stripped-down service, pared back to its essentials by a prince and by a pandemic. Covid-19 shrunk the congregation and forced the thirty, mostly royal mourners who made the cut to wear masks, observe social distancing and resist the urge to sing, even when it was the National Anthem.

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