Following her burial in Windsor on Monday, Buckingham Palace has released a picture of Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place within St. George’s Chapel.
On Monday night, following a private service attended by her family, a ledger stone with the late monarch’s name etched on it was placed in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, a wing of the main chapel. The slab, which was hand-carved from Belgian black marble, bears the names of the late Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, as well as the names of her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The years of birth and death are listed next to each name, and the two royal couples are separated by a garter star.
The Organization of the Garter, the nation’s oldest chivalric order that dates back to the Middle Ages and King Edward III’s reign, was made up of four royals. The group’s members, which include various members of the royal family, previous prime ministers, and other influential people, are personally chosen by the sovereign in acknowledgment of an individual’s service to the country. St. George’s Chapel serves as the order’s spiritual home. Following a lavish state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey attended by international leaders, the Queen was laid to rest. More than 26 million UK residents watched the first funeral of a British monarch to be broadcast on television.
In April 2021, the 73-year-old Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband, passed suddenly. Initially interred in the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s, his casket was moved to the memorial chapel after the Queen’s passing. Princess Margaret, the Queen’s sister, was laid to rest in the chapel in 2002, and her remains are still there today. Windsor Castle and other royal residences have been closed since the king passed away on September 8. However, when the castle reopens on September 29, the general public will be able to view the Queen’s final resting place.
According to the Royal Collection Trust, several parts of royal palaces, including the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland, reopened to visitors on Thursday. The State Rooms and Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace do not, however, open in the summertime this year.
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The trust also stated that the public will not be able to see the unique exhibits honoring the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. At the King’s wish, the royal family will observe the second week of mourning following the state funeral. According to recent accounts, Charles III and the Queen Consort have returned to Scotland to mourn on their own.
