London, UK
Reuters
Buckingham Palace published a photograph on Saturday from Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place at the royal chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband Prince Philip.
The stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which Queen Elizabeth II commissioned in 1962 as a burial place for George VI, her father. The Queen was interred there on Monday after a state funeral in Westminister Abbey.
Handout photo from Buckingham Palace of the ledger stone at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Britain in this undated handout released on 24th September. PICTURE: Royal Collection Trust/The Dean and Canons of Windsor/Handout via Reuters.
The brass lettering on the stone reads “George VI 1895-1952 / Elizabeth 1900-2002” on the top two lines, followed by a garter star and then “Elizabeth II 1926-2022 / Philip 1921-2021” on the bottom two lines.
Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret, is also interred at the chapel, at Windsor Castle west of London.
Elizabeth died on 8th September at Balmoral Castle, her summer home in the Scottish highlands, after 70 years on the throne. Her son Charles has become king.
Last Thursday, Prince William and his wife Catherine met volunteers and staff involved in Monday’s funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, their first in-person public engagement since the event.
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch the funeral of Britain’s longest-serving monarch on Monday, packing out streets and public spaces in central London and in Windsor, where she was laid to rest at a chapel in Windsor Castle.
The couple, now known as the Prince and Princess of Wales, were greeted by a small crowd of wellwishers upon their arrival outside a hall in central Windsor.
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A period of national mourning ended on Tuesday, but an extended period of royal mourning for family members remains in place until Monday.
On Wednesday, a virtual speech from William was played out to a climate change conference. Elizabeth’s only daughter, Anne, on Thursday met Royal Navy personnel who took part in the funeral procession, while the Queen’s youngest son Edward travelled to Estonia and Germany to visit troops over a three day trip.
– With WILLIAM JAMES
