Sarah Ferguson won't attend royal funeral

The Queen has picked the 30 people who can attend her husband Prince Philip's funeral tomorrow.

Normally they would invite about 800 mourners but covid restrictions mean they can have a maximum number of 30 people attending.  

The Queen's four children will attend - Prince of Wales Charles, Princess Royal Anne, Prince Andrew Duke of York and Prince Edward Earl of Wessex.  Her eight grandchildren will also be there with their spouses including Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Peter Philips, Zara Tindall, Lady Louise Windsor who is just 17 and James Viscount Severn, who is 13 years of age, 

The great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Savannah and Isla Philips and Mia, Lena and Lucas Tindall, will stay at home as they are all under the age of 10.  

The 67-year-old Countess of Mountbatten, Penelope "Penny" Knatchbull, will also be in attendance as she was a great friend of Prince Philip. She is the wife of Earl Mountbatten, the grandson of Philip's beloved uncle who was murdered by the IRA in 1979.

Sarah Ferguson, who was married to Prince Edward between 1986 and 1996, won't be able to attend given the small numbers allowed.