At the same time the funeral of Prince Philip was taking place in England, a ceremony was held on the island of Corfu. the birthplace of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A memorial service was held in Agios Spyridon Church and performed by the Bishop of Corfu, Nektarios. The ceremony was attended by local authorities and a New Democracy MP.
The memorial service was attended by the leaders of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches and members of the British community on the island.
The former king of Greece Constantine and his wife had sent a laurel wreath.
The service was live streaming by local corfutvnews.gr
Prince Philip was born Prince of Greece and Denmark, therefore the Greek Cross was also draped on his coffin on Saturday.
