Stephen Segrave, the Secretary of the relevant Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, observed the chosen insignia would have "absolutely" supposed a great deal to Prince Philip.
"There can be nine cushions with insignia placed pre-placed around the altar," Mr Segrave noted. "They signify British and Commonwealth orders and decorations, and the remaining cushion with orders from Greece and Denmark, for obvious explanations.
"The Duke of Edinburgh had, I believe, 61 decorations and awards from 53 diverse different international locations, and there comfortably simply wasn't the area to have them all on reveal at the funeral."
asked the way it had been determined what would go on monitor, Mr Segrave introduced: "I believe, in case you must draw the line someplace, the road became drawn at Commonwealth orders and decorations, and people two countries that are appropriate to the Duke of Edinburgh. And he actually had a hand in planning his preparations, so he would have made the determination himself."
The Order of the Elephant is Denmark's highest-ranked honour and is given to Danish royals and overseas heads of state. Former Knights of the Elephant have blanketed Winston Churchill, Haile Selassie and Nelson Mandela. A portrait of the Duke donning the sash of the Order of the Elephant at Windsor become painted by way of the artist Ralph Heimans in 2017.
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