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The Lieutenant-Governor, Bailiff and Chief Minister will lead a one-minute silence in Jersey on the day of Prince Philip’s funeral.
The Duke of Edinburgh passed away on Friday aged 99.
Public and Government buildings, if open, will be requested to observe the silence at 15:00 on his funeral day, Saturday 17 April, while parishes and shops will also be encouraged to join in.
A flag pole will be erected in the Royal Square today and will remain at half-mast until the day after the funeral.
Pictured: A flag pole will be raised in the Royal Square.
The silence will be preceded by a short bidding by the Dean of Jersey, the Very Reverend Mike Keirle.
It will be started by a single round of cannon fire from the ramparts of Fort Regent, and the end will conclude with a second round from the same location.
While there will be cannon fire on the day of Prince Philip’s funeral, the Bailiff’s Chambers explained that Jersey did not take part in Saturday’s 41-gun salute like Guernsey, as Jersey does not have an official battery of cannons.
The cannons used locally are privately owned and fired using pack powder, rather than the electronic system operated in Guernsey, which maintains the hardware on Castle Cornet from its original responsibility of being a designated signal system in the British Isles.
Guernsey’s system allows misfired rounds to be cleared quickly, whereas a misfired round in Jersey would render the cannon inoperable and reduce the number of cannons available to complete the fire.
Pictured: A 41-gun salute was held in Guernsey on the weekend.
It is for this reason that Jersey will only ever observe a 21-gun salute, which is also planned for the Proclamation of the King after the death of Her Majesty.
Saturday’s minute’s silence will be led by the Lieutenant-Governor, Bailiff and Chief Minister, who will be supported by three contingents:
The Parade will be brought to attention by Major Charlie Martell RE, the Parade Commander and Officer Commanding the Jersey Field Squadron.
This will be followed by the arrival of the Lieutenant Governor, Bailiff and Chief Minister from the ceremonial doors of the Royal Court Building.
When the silence is over, the Parade will be dismissed by the Parade Commander.
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