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Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place at the King George VI Memorial Chapel has been marked with a new ledger stone, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday.
The stone is made of Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays to match the previous ledger, and it now sits within St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. The ledger stone now includes the dates of birth and death for George VI, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, and her husbandPhilip, whodied at age 99in April 2021.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.Tim Graham Photo Library
In attendance were the Queen’s four children,King Charles III,Princess Anne,Prince AndrewandPrince Edward, who followed the Queen’s coffin as it was carried into the church.Prince William,Prince Harry, the Queen’s nephew, David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, and her cousin, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, were not far behind as it marked the final funerary event Monday.
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On Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the longest reigning British monarch died on Sept. 8, the United Kingdomended its official period of mourning. Flags on British government buildings returned to flying at full mast following Monday’s services, however, the royal family’s official period of mourning ends seven days after the funeral.
After the funeral services, thePalace shared on social mediathatQueen Elizabethwould receive a private burial at the memorial chapel.
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“This evening a Private Burial will take place in The King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor. The Queen will be Laid to Rest with her late husband The Duke of Edinburgh, alongside her father King George VI, motherQueen ElizabethThe Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret,” the palace wrote.
source: people.com
