The Queen will reportedly be forced to sit by herself at her beloved late husband Prince Philip's funeral due to strict coronavirus protocols.
Her Majesty will be isolated at the small funeral in Windsor on Saturday as the Duke of Edinburgh is laid to rest.
Philip died aged 99 on Friday April 9 and will be buried at St George's Chapel.
Because of laws in place to battle the spread of coronavirus, anyone attending a funeral must stay at least two metres apart from anyone not in the same household.
The funeral, which has 30 guests, will be "Covid compliant", according to reports.
The Telegraph reports that royal sources said the Queen would be alone at the funeral service unless a member of the Windsor bubble joins her.
Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, Philip's private secretary, is reportedly the only person allowed to sit with the Queen due to these restrictions.
All public elements have been cancelled, although the ceremony will be televised and there will also be a national minute of silence at 3pm.
Philip's funeral is likely to attract one of the largest television audiences of the year - though perhaps not the biggest as that honour belongs to the Prime Minister whose televised address on January 4, announcing a new national lockdown, was watched by 25.1 million.
Guests at the funeral will wear face coverings and be banned from singing.
The mayor of Windsor, meanwhile, has warned Brits to stay away from the area.
Philip's grandson the Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle were married in a ceremony at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018.
Months later the same venue hosted the wedding of another of Philip's grandchildren, Princess Eugenie, to Jack Brooksbank.
As well as the singing ban, the Queen has "banned" military uniforms for the funeral.
Her Majesty will stop royals wearing military uniform at Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
Andrew, Duke of York, reportedly demanded to wear an Admiral uniform for the service.
But The Sun reports The Queen has ordered no royals wear military uniforms for Prince Philip's funeral.
A military source told The Sun: “It’s the most eloquent solution to the problem.”
Another source confirmed last night that “current thinking is no uniforms”.
Buckingham Palace has not confirmed the move but it is said The Queen stepped in "personally".
