Two parties ‘held at Downing Street on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral’

By Group Reporter
Published 14th Jan 2022, 08:48 BST
Updated 14th Jan 2022, 08:48 BST
Two parties were reportedly held in Downing Street the night before the Queen sat alone at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. (Getty Images)Two parties were reportedly held in Downing Street the night before the Queen sat alone at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. (Getty Images)
Two parties were reportedly held in Downing Street the night before the Queen sat alone at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. (Getty Images)

Two parties were reportedly held in Downing Street the night before the Queen sat alone at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.

The events were held in April last year while the country was in a period of national mourning and coronavirus restrictions were in place, The Telegraph reports.

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Boris Johnson was said to have been away from Number 10 at the time of the parties.

Here we take a look at what reportedly happened at those parties and the reaction to the latest revelations.

Loud music, broken swing and suitcase of wine

The new allegations suggest that two Downing Street parties took place the week after Philip’s death.

Advisers and civil servants gathered after work for two separate events on April 16 2021, the newspaper reports.

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The two events were to mark the departures of two Number 10 staff - James Slack, Mr Johnson’s former director of communications, and one of the Prime Minister’s personal photographers.