03 May 2024,   14:35
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Queen Elizabeth to be buried today

On September 19, following her official funeral, Queen Elizabeth will be laid to rest with Prince Philip in St. George’s Chapel. Her parents were also buried in the tiny chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Prince Philip’s casket was lowered into the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after the conclusion of his funeral service in April 2021. After a committal service, the Queen will briefly join her husband in the vault.

After the Queen’s commitment service, the Royal family will depart St. George’s Chapel but will later return for a private burial service. Prince Philip’s casket will be carried next to that of the late monarch to be buried with her. King Charles and other Royals will attend the “deeply personal" event in the evening, away from the prying eyes of the general public. Prince Philip’s casket has been kept in a Royal vault so that he might be buried with his wife.

More than a dozen kings and queens of England and Great Britain are buried at Windsor Castle. Most of them, including Charles I, who was executed in 1649, and Henry VIII, who passed away in 1547, are interred in St. George"s Chapel.

World leaders from across the globe will bid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth at the state funeral of inimitable pageantry.

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