Queen Elizabeth’s Final Resting Place At The King George VI Memorial Chapel Revealed
25.09.2022 - 03:09
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Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday that Queen Elizabeth II‘s final resting place has a new ledger stone at the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
The Palace released a new photo of the ledger stone, which the Palace says is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays to match the previous ledger stone installed in the chapel. The memorial chapel sits within the walls of St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. The new ledger stone now reads the late monarch’s name as well as her late husband, Prince Philip (1921-2021), and her late parents — King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002).
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The photo of the ledger comes just days after Her Majesty was laid to rest with the Duke of Edinburgh following a state funeral in London that was witnessed by millions in the UK. A number of world leaders also descended on London to pay their respects in person.
After she was laid to rest, many started weighing in on the probable cause of Elizabeth’s death. ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke to royal expert, Katie Nicholl at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, where she said the Queen “ultimately died of a broken heart,” just over a year after Prince Philip’s passing in April 2021.
“That moment where the Queen’s coffin was lowered down into the royal vault was very, very powerful. Very emotional,” Nicholl said of the funeral’s final moments. “The King found that very, very difficult to watch. But actually, what viewers may not realize, is the Queen had this all worked out, because in that same royal vault, currently lying, is the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin, and they will both be interned together in