The late monarch was laid to rest alongside the Duke of Edinburgh on Monday afternoon in a private service attended by the king and other members of the royal family, which followed her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a stint at Windsor. Buckingham Palace said the inscription on the book stone at the George VI Memorial now had the names of the Queen, her parents and Philip, along with their birth and death years. The stone, which is new, has replaced the black stone slab on the floor, which had the names George VI and Elizabeth in gold lettering. The fresh stone now reads, in list form, “George VI 1895-1952” and “Elizabeth 1900-2002” followed by a metal Garter Star, then “Elizabeth II 1926-2022” and “Philip 1921-2021”. No image has been released for the new stone. Image: Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is carried into St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Berkshire for her enshrinement. Picture date: Monday 19 September 2022. Image: The Queen Mother (then Duchess of York) with her husband King George VI (then Duke of York) and their daughter Queen Elizabeth II at her christening in May 1926 . All four kings were members of the Order of the Garter, which has St George’s Chapel as its spiritual home. When Philip died 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the royal vault at St George’s, ready to be moved to the memorial – a pale stone annexe was added to the north side of the building behind the North Quire in 1969 – when the Queen died. The Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was cremated and her ashes were initially placed in the royal vault, before being transferred to George VI’s memorial with her parents’ coffins when the Queen Mother died weeks later. King Charles flew to Scotland on Tuesday with the Queen Consort to mourn privately as the royal family continues its mourning period for the Queen. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 2:01 Thousands of people gathered in Windsor as Queen Elizabeth approached her final resting place. He left Aberdeen Airport after flying from RAF Northolt in west London, reportedly bound for Balmoral – the estate on which the king’s Scottish home, Birkhall, is located. He ordered on September 9, the day after the queen’s death after a 70-year reign, that a period of mourning be observed until seven days after the funeral. Members of the royal family are not expected to make official engagements and flags at royal residences will be flown at half-mast until 8am following the final day of royal mourning. Pictured: With Prince Philip on their diamond wedding anniversary in 2007 Coronation No date has been set for the coronation of King Charles, but it is expected that, in keeping with royal precedent and due to the large amount of planning involved, it will be at least several months before it takes place. It is estimated that around a quarter of a million people paid their respects to the Queen in person by viewing her coffin as it lay in state in London. Culture Secretary Michelle Donnellan said on Tuesday her department was “still crunching the numbers” on how many people had queued for hours to pass the casket at Westminster Hall, but believed it was around 250,000. St John Ambulance said it, along with London Ambulance Service – both of which helped during the national mourning period, including caring for those queuing to see the coffin – had treated more than 2,000 people and transported about 200 of them to the hospital, mostly due to existing health conditions, trips, slips and falls.
