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These burial places of British royalty record the known graves of monarchs who have reigned in some part of the British Isles (currently includes only the monarchs of Scotland, England, native princes of Wales to 1283, or monarchs of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom), as well as members of their royal families.
16 de jul. de 2021 · Where are the kings and queens of England buried? A comprehensive list of English monarchs' burial places from the 7th century to the present day, with history, photos and visiting information.
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Prince Philip
- Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
- King George Vi
- Princess Margaret
- King Edward VIII
- Wallis Simpson
- Princess Diana
- George V
- Mary of Teck
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle and was eventually transferred to Westminster Hall for her lying in state. Following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19 — which was the location of the Queen's wedding in 1947 and her coronation in 1953 — Queen Elizabeth was interred at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle...
Following Prince Philip's deathon April 9, 2021, he was temporarily interred at the Royal Vault beneath St. George's Chapel. However, after Queen Elizabeth's death, his coffin was moved to the King George VI Memorial Chapel at St. George's Chapel and put beside his wife.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother died on March 30, 2002, and her lying in state took place at Westminster Hall for four days. She was then taken to Westminster Abbey for her funeral service before being laid to rest at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
King George VI died on Feb. 6, 1952, and his funeral service was later held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on Feb. 15. Following the service, he was interred in the Royal Vault beneath St. George's Chapel. After his death, Queen Elizabeth commissioned the King George VI Memorial Chapel in 1962 as a burial place for her father. His remains w...
Following her death on Feb. 9, 2002, Princess Margaret's funeral was held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on Feb. 15, 2002, which was the 50th anniversary of her father's funeral. Breaking from royal tradition, the Countess of Snowdon was cremated at Slough Crematorium. Her ashes were originally moved to the Royal Vault in St. George's Chape...
King Edward VIII, the brother of King George VI who abdicated the throne, died on May 28, 1972. Following his funeral service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on June 5, 1972, he was buried in the Royal Burial Groundat Frogmore (pictured below).
Edward VIII's wife Wallis Simpson died on April 24, 1986, and her funeral service was held on April 29 at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. She and Edward VIII were originally going to be buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, where her father was interred, but through a 1965 agreement with Queen Elizabeth, they were both buried at the R...
Following Princess Diana's tragic death on Aug. 31, 1997, she was honored with a funeral at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 6. That same day, Diana was taken to her final resting placeat her childhood home, the Spencer estate in Althorp (pictured below). She was originally going to be buried at the Spencer family vault in Great Brington, but her brother...
George V — King George VI's father and Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather — died on Jan. 20, 1936. Eight days later, George V was interred at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
King George VI's mother, Mary of Teck (pictured above), died on March 24, 1953, just 10 weeks before her granddaughter Queen Elizabeth's coronation. After her lying in state at Westminster Hall, she was interred beside her husband at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
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2 de sept. de 2023 · James I is buried in Henry VII's vault (under the tomb) but has no monument and his queen Anne of Denmark lies nearby. In this chapel’s north aisle the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I is buried with her half-sister the Catholic Queen Mary I in an imposing tomb.
16 de abr. de 2022 · Where are the British royalty buried? Well, the answer to that is a little complicated as before there were "British" kings and queens there were "English" and "Scottish" monarchs and before that, there were petty kings of Ireland, Wales, England, and Scotland.
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2 de sept. de 2023 · Many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here. There are thirteen kings, four queens regnant, eleven queens consort (those married to a king) and two other queens buried in the Abbey making a total of thirty.
13 de jul. de 2015 · Unfortunately significant numbers of the burials are in St George’s Chapel Windsor and Westminster Abbey neither of which would let me take photographs. So this post has become somewhat denuded.
