Queen’s name inscribed on family chapel stone at Windsor
In the Windsor chapel, where the Queen was laid to rest on Monday, a new ledger stone bearing her name has been installed.
The late monarch was interred in the George VI Memorial Chapel with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as her parents and sister.
The stone, according to Buckingham Palace, replaces a black slab that previously named George VI and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Under a metal Order of the Garter star are the titles of the Queen and Prince Philip.
The dates of each person’s birth and the years of their deaths are listed next to their names on the new stone that was inserted into the floor.
“George VI 1895-1952” and “Elizabeth 1900-2002” are inscribed on the stone, then “Elizabeth II 1926-2022” and “Philip 1921-2021,” and last the metal star.
The Order of the Garter, which possesses St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle as its spiritual home, was an organization that all four royals belonged to. Former prime ministers and military commanders are among the top figures that make up the order of chivalry, which dates back to the Middle Ages.
In order to be prepared to be moved to the memorial chapel when the Queen passed away, Philip’s coffin was stored in the Royal Vault of St. George’s when he passed away in April 2021.
Princess Margaret, a sister of the Queen, passed away in 2002. She was cremated, and her remains were initially stored in the Royal Vault. When the Queen Mother passed away a few weeks later, her parents’ caskets were moved to the George VI memorial chapel.
The chapel was a 1969 addition to the north side of the structure, behind the North Quire Aisle, made of a light-colored stone.
Monday’s state burial for the Queen at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor attracted a peak of almost 28 million viewers in the UK.
However, King Charles III and other members of the Royal Family were present for her funeral, which was held in the evening.
A period of mourning would be observed until seven days after the funeral, King Charles ruled on September 9, the day after the Queen’s passing after a 70-year reign.
He is thought to have traveled to Scotland on Tuesday for a private funeral along with the Queen Consort.
The two were seen traveling in a car that arrived at RAF Northolt and was apparently headed for Balmoral, the estate that houses the King’s Scottish residence Birkhall.
Flags at royal residences will fly at half-mast until 8 am on the morning following the final day of royal mourning, and other members of the Royal Family are not expected to participate in any formal activities.
The public access to Windsor Castle is temporarily suspended; it will reopen on September 29.
