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| The ledger stone is placed in the floor of the King George VI Memorial Chapel within St George's Chapel. (Image source: Royal Collection Trust/The Dean and Canons of Windsor/PA) |
A black marble headstone in St George's Chapel, Windsor inscribed with the names of the late monarch, her husband and parents
The first image of the new ledger stone marking Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place in Windsor has been released.
The hand-carved black Belgian marble slab bears the names of the Queen, her husband, Prince Philip, and her parents, George VI and Queen Mother Elizabeth, in brass lettering.
It is placed in the floor of the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel where all four members of the royal family, who were members of the Order of the Garter, were buried.
Princess Margaret's ashes are also buried in the chapel, although her name is not included in the inscription.
The fresh stone is now inscribed "George VI / 1895-1952", "Elizabeth / 1900-2002" followed by a metal garter star, then "Elizabeth II / 1926-2022" and "Philip / 1921-2021".
On the back ledger stone in the floor of the chapel, only the names of the former King and Queen Mother were inscribed in gold letters.
Buckingham Palace released a photo of the slab ahead of the reopening of Windsor Castle next week, surrounded by floral tributes and wreaths.
Visitors will be able to visit and pay their respects at the grave site on any day from September 29 when St George's Chapel is open to the public, except on Sundays when it will be open for worshipers only.
It had to be reopened 10 days after the Queen was laid to rest alongside Prince Philip, who died 17 months ago.
King George VI Memorial Chapel - A yellow stone annex was added in 1969 on the north side of the building, behind the North Choir Aisle, commissioned by the Queen for the burial of her father.
He was originally interred in the Royal Vault after his death in 1952 before being moved to the chapel.
Princess Margaret's ashes were also initially placed in the Royal Vault after her death in 2002, before being moved to the Chapel of Remembrance alongside her parents' coffins when the Queen Mother's cremated weeks later. passed away.
Prince Philip's coffin was buried in the Chapel Royal Vault, ready to be moved to the Chapel of Remembrance after the Queen's death.
Prince Philip's coffin was buried in the Chapel Royal Vault, ready to be moved to the Chapel of Remembrance after the Queen's death.
St George's chapel is the resting place of number kings and queens dating all the way back to the back of Henry VII in the sixteenth hundred years.
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