Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Independent TV

Showing now | Lifestyle

Royals were told 'you all need to leave' after Prince Philips funeral, says Mike Tindall

00:53

Royals were told ‘you all need to leave’ after Prince Philip’s funeral, says Mike Tindall

Mike Tindell has revealed that the royal family were told “you all need to leave” after the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral concluded, opening up about the challenges of social distancing which affected the ceremony.

The former England rugby union player, who is married to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara, told Good Morning Britain on Friday that “he didn’t really want to see” the video of the Queen sitting alone during the funeral, adding that being told to leave afterwards meant they didn’t “get to have that supportive side afterwards”.

Up next

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in