Visitors to Windsor Castle, which was the Queen's favourite formal residence, will be able to view the monarch's final resting place from next week. It will be possible for people to pay their respects at the burial place in St George’s Chapel from Thursday, September 29.
The Queen was laid to rest next to the Duke of Edinburgh on Monday after the state funeral at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor. That took place during a private service attended by the King and the royal family.
How can I see the Queen's final resting place?
The chapel will reopen to visitors on Thursday next week, then every day the castle is open to the public (excluding Sundays when it is only open for worshippers). According to the website, entry to the castle is £28.50 for adults on Saturdays and £26.50 on other days.
Full admission prices are as follows: adults £26.50-£28, young people aged 18-24 £17.50-£18.50, children aged 5-17 £14.50-£15.50, disabled £14.50-£15.50, under 5s free. There are also family tickets and group tickets which both offer discounts.
In terms of opening hours, between March 1 and October 31, the castle opens at 10am. The last admission is 4pm and the castle closes at 5.15pm. Between November 1 and February 28, the castle opens at 10am and closes at 4.15pm, with the last admission at 3pm.
Visitors will see the Queen’s name inscribed alongside her mother’s, father’s and husband’s on a stone in the tiny George VI Memorial Chapel. Buckingham Palace said the inscription also contains the royals’ years of birth and death.
The new stone has replaced a black stone slab set into the floor which had featured the names George VI and Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) in gold lettering. The inscriptions are now as follows: George VI 1895-1952, Elizabeth 1900-2002. Elizabeth II 1926-2022 and Philip 1921-2021.
Meanwhile, the royal family is continuing its period of mourning, to be observed until seven days after the funeral. Charles is believed to have flown to Scotland with the Queen Consort to grieve privately.
Members of the family are not expected to carry out official engagements. Flags at royal residences will remain at half-mast until 8am after the final day of royal mourning.
