The Queen's funeral on Monday will be the first state funeral to take place for more than half a century and will be the first royal funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey since King George II was laid to rest there back in 1760. After the service, which is due to begin at 11am, Her Majesty will make her final journey to The King George VI Memorial Chapel, part of St George's Chapel inside the grounds of Windsor Castle, where she will be laid to rest.
The late Prince Philip, the Queen's husband for 73 years, will also be moved there from his current resting place in the Royal Vault. He was temporarily laid to rest in the Vault, located below St George's Chapel, during his funeral on April 17, 2021 - but will be moved so he and the Queen can be laid to rest together.
The rarely seen Royal Vault was built between 1804 and 1810 for King George III, who died in 1820 and is one of three Kings buried there. Over the years, the burial chamber has also housed the bodies of many other members of the Royal Family, including King George III's wife Queen Charlotte and their daughter Princess Amelia; Princess Charlotte, the daughter of King George I, and the Duke of Kent, Queen Victoria's father. Also interred in the vault are King George IV and King William IV. Prince Philip had been resting there for almost a year-and-a-half.
