Here is some footage from today's Requiem Mass for the last crown prince of the Habsburg empire , the penultimate surviving son of Blessed Karl Von Habsburg. The last surviving son of the holy Emperor is the Archduke Felix. The current head of the house of Habsburg is the successor of Prince Otto and his eldest son Karl Von Habsburg: Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria; Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
Two observations from the funeral video. Notice the traditional Roman style vestments in BLACK for the funeral! And also notice that cardinal Shonborn, the main celebrant of the concelebrated Mass, distributes communion to the congregation kneeling at the communion rail!
Are these privileges reserved for royal funerals or are they not part of our common Catholic heritage to be used far and wide!