Queen Elizabeth’s coffin reached its final resting place in Windsor on Monday. This completed his long journey from Balmoral Castle in Edinburgh, then Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey, and then St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to the Queen, following her funeral earlier in the day.
After the pomp and pageantry of the state funeral at Westminster, which was attended by leaders from around the world, a more intimate commitment ceremony was held at St.
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At the end of the service, the Queen’s coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault – the resting place of many past monarchs. Under the chapel are King George III, IV and V, William IV and others. Last year, Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband, was also buried there.
Prior to this, King Charles proceeded to place the Queen’s Company Camp Color of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin of the late monarch.
Then the Lord Chamberlain, who is the most senior office in the Royal Household, broke his staff of office and placed it over the coffin. The ceremonial breaking of the slender wand is to create symmetry with the three organs of state that have been removed, according to Buckingham Palace.
As the Queen’s coffin was lowered into the chancel, the Dean of Windsor said a Psalm, before the King of Arms pronounced the Queen’s styles and titles. Thus ended the public ceremonies dedicated to her.
However, the vault was not her final resting place. A private funeral for the royal family was to be held later on Monday afternoon, when the Queen will be taken to the King George VI Memorial. Here the Queen’s coffin will join those of her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Prince Philip’s coffin will also be moved so the Queen can rest beside her beloved husband of 73 years.
Although closed for Monday’s private ceremony, the chapel is normally open to the public, meaning Britons can visit the Queen’s final resting place to pay their respects.