Ledger Stone Marks Queen Elizabeth II's Grave

25-09-2022

By Jawad Hussain

Buckingham Palace announced the ledger stone Saturday.

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Buckingham Palace said Saturday that a new ledger stone marks Queen Elizabeth II's last resting place.

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The stone, made of Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays to match the previous ledger, is in St. George's Chapel in Windsor.

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The ledger stone currently contains George VI, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, and Philip, who died at 99 in 2021.

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Her Majesty commissioned the memorial chapel in 1962 after the 1952 death of her father, King George VI. George Pace planned and oversaw its construction.

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Princess Margaret's ashes are placed in the chapel.

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Queen Elizabeth's Committal Service was held at St. George's on Monday after the official funeral at Westminster Abbey.

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First time public saw monarch's committal service.

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King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward followed the Queen's coffin into church.

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Prince William, Prince Harry, the Queen's nephew David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, and her cousin Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester were there.

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Why Queen Elizabeth isn't called "Her Majesty"

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The United Kingdom finished its official period of mourning on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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The royal family's official period of mourning concludes seven days after the funeral, when flags on government buildings return to full mast.

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The Palace announced on social media after the ceremony that Queen Elizabeth would be buried privately.

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