Reads: George VI 1895-1952 Elizabeth 1900-2002 Elizabeth II 1926-2022 Philip 1921-2021 Princess Margaret’s ashes are also buried in the chapel, although her name does not appear on the inscription. The former catholicon stone in the floor of the chapel was engraved with gold letters “George VI” and “Elizabeth”. The King George VI Memorial Chapel is part of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle and was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962 as her father’s burial place. George VI was originally buried in the castle’s royal vault after his death in 1952 before being moved to the chapel. The star of the garter is present on the book stone as all four kings were members of the Order of the Garter. St George’s Chapel is the spiritual home of the order, which is the UK’s oldest and highest order of chivalry and was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Details emerged as a period of national mourning ended, with flags on government buildings flying at full mast again. Royal mourning will continue until Tuesday. King Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, are understood to have flown to Scotland to mourn in private at Birkhall, near Balmoral where the late queen died on September 8. Flower tributes to her will be composted and will give new life to planting projects throughout the royal parks. It is expected that work to remove the items placed by the public will begin on Monday, a week after the state funeral, and will continue for seven days. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Liz Truss described the Queen’s death as “an important time and one of great sadness and grief in the nation”. Speaking to the UN general assembly, the prime minister said: “I think you have seen an enormous outpouring of love and affection for her late Majesty, and an enormous amount of warmth towards King Charles III.” He added: “At the funeral we saw such huge public support and I have also seen it from world leaders who have come to London in unprecedented numbers. “From my own point of view, I feel enormously honored to have been invited to form a government by Her Majesty the Queen in one of her last acts. “Since then, I’ve had two audiences with Her Majesty and what I’ve seen is a huge outpouring of public warmth and support for him and the entire royal family.”
