Many people are rushing to buy tickets to visit the Queen's burial site in Windsor Castle.
Although thousands of people have already queued for up to 16 hours to pay their respects to the lateElizabeth II lying in state at Westminster Hall, many more are now expected to make the journey out of the capital to visit the UK’s longest-reigning monarch’s final resting place at Windsor Castle.
There will be a private burial service at 7.30pm tonight attended only by the King and other family members before is laid to rest. But can the public visit the late monarch’s grave? Here’s everything you need to know…The Queen will be reunited with her family, including her sister, Princess Margaret, her father, King George VI, and her mother,the Queen Mother, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Windsor was said to be the Queen’s favourite home and her husband, Prince Philip, who passed away in April 2021, will also be moved to lay by her side.
St George’s Chapel is the resting place for over 65 royals but has also been the site of many happy ceremonies, including King Charles and Camilla’s wedding in 2005,in 2018 and the first public sighting of Meghan and Harrys’ first child Archie. Technically, the Queen won’t be buried as the only soil on her coffin will be from a ceremonial bowl of earth and scattered by King Charles during her funeral.Will you be able to visit Queen Elizabeth II’s grave?at Windsor Castle, but the church is currently closed out of respect for the 12 day royal mourning period. When the chapel, which has a capacity of 800 people, is open there are three services per day and visitors can attend on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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