Queen Elizabeth II will be buried alongside her beloved late husband Prince Philip following her death on Thursday.
The Palace confirmed that the Queen had died “peacefully” yesterday afternoon aged 96, following 70 years on the throne. News of the monarch’s passing sent shockwaves around the world, as all of her children and other members of the Royal Family rushed to Balmoral to be by her side.
The Queen will be laid to rest in the King George VI memorial chapel at Windsor Castle next to her husband of 73 years the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April 2021 aged 99. Philip’s remains will be moved to be laid beside the Queen’s after being interred in the Royal Vault beneath St George’s Chapel until the event of her death, The Mirror reports .
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The Queen’s parents, George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, are also buried in the small chapel, and her sister Margaret’s ashes were brought there following her death in 2002. A bank holiday is expected to be announced for the sovereign’s funeral in the coming days for the British people to pay their respects.
The country is now entering a period of national mourning , the duration of which will be confirmed by the Government in due course but is expected to last until the Queen’s funeral. A state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey for invited guests, followed by a committal service at St George’s Chapel.
Members of the public will be able to watch both services on TV, with a two-minute silence taking place across the country as she is buried. It's anticipated Her Majesty will lie in state at Westminster Hall for several days following a military procession from Buckingham Palace, to allow the public to pay their respects.
The Queen and Prince Philip got married on November 20 1947 and went on to have four children together; King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Prince Philip’s funeral was held on April 17 2021, with the Queen poignantly sitting alone in St George’s Chapel during the service due to social distancing guidelines.
The pair's eldest son Charles, now King Charles III, will address the nation today following his mother's death. In a statement yesterday, the King said: "The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
"During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held."
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