London, Sep 21 (PTI) Queen Elizabeth II’s name has been inscribed on a new ledger stone alongside her husband, Prince Philip, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in south-east England, which will open to visitors as usual from next week.
The late monarch, who died aged 96 in Scotland on September 8, was buried at the George VI Memorial Chapel – an enclave within the chapel on her Berkshire estate near London – in a private ceremony following her state funeral on Monday.
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin was then moved from the Royal Vault to be placed in the same enclave, which also houses the coffins of the Queen’s parents, father George and mother Elizabeth. Buckingham Palace said the new stone replaces a black slab naming King George VI and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to include all their names.
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