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The first picture of the new ledger stone installed at the Queen’s final resting place in Windsor has been released by Buckingham Palace. It is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble
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It’s a tribute fit for a Queen – a magnificent ledger stone to mark Her Majesty’s final resting place.
The hand crafted Belgian black marble has Elizabeth II’s name in brass letters alongside her beloved husband Prince Philip, plus parents George VI and the Queen Mother.
The stone will be kept at St George’s Chapel in Windsor – where the four are interred in the same vault.
Royal officials from Buckingham Palace released the first photograph of the stone today.
It replaces a previous ledger and lists George VI 1895-1952, Elizabeth 1900-2002, Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 and Philip 1921-2021, alongside a star to represent that all four were members of the Order of the Garter.
St George’s Chapel was commissioned by our late Queen in 1962 as a burial place for her father and was designed by George Pace. It was completed in 1969.
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The chapel is the spiritual home of the Garter, which is the UK’s oldest and most senior order of chivalry, and was founded by Edward III of England in 1348.
The stone is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays, to match the previous ledger stone.
The picture shows the stone also surrounded by floral tributes and wreaths.
It comes ahead of the Queen’s burial site opening to visitors next week as Windsor Castle reopens to the public.
People can pay their respects at St George’s Chapel from September 29, just over a week after the late monarch’s funeral.
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The Queen was laid to rest together with the Duke of Edinburgh on Monday evening in a private service attended by the King and the royal family, which followed her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor.
When Philip died 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s, ready to be moved to the memorial chapel – a pale stone annexe added on to the north side of the building behind the North Quire Aisle in 1969 – when the Queen died.
The Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was cremated and her ashes were initially placed in the Royal Vault, before being moved to the George VI memorial chapel with her parents’ coffins when the Queen Mother died weeks later.
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The King George VI Memorial Chapel, which sits within the walls of St George’s Chapel, was commissioned by the Queen in 1962 as a burial place for her father King George VI – designed by George Pace and finished in 1969.
The chapel will reopen to visitors next week on all days the castle is open to the public, excluding Sundays when it is only open for worshippers.
Entry to the castle is £28.50 for adults on Saturdays and £26.50 on other days, according to the website.
The royal family is continuing its period of mourning for the Queen, to be observed until seven days after the funeral. It will end on Monday.
