London | Queen Elizabeth II’s headstone was officially unveiled on Saturday, five days after she was buried in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, with a photograph released by Buckingham Palace.
• Read more: Trudeau’s wrong note: “There’s an exaggeration in that,” Gregory Charles begins
• Read more: After Elizabeth II’s funeral, the Windsor clan unit was soon forgotten
More accurately located on the memorial to Elizabeth II’s father, George VI, who died in 1952, the new stone, as it already does, bears the names of the Queen’s parents – the former king and Queen Mother Elizabeth (1900-2002) – who are now buried on Monday and her husband Philip (1921-2021). .
Images that have previously appeared on social media show it to be made of hand-carved Belgian black marble, inscribed with brass lettering, according to Buckingham Palace.
Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at the age of 96 after a reign of more than 70 years, a record in the United Kingdom, was laid to rest on Monday during a lavish state funeral.
She now rests in the chapel of Saint-Georges, where, in addition to the coffins of her parents and her husband, the ashes of her sister Margaret also rest.
On Friday, the palace released a photo of King Charles at work, a famous red box used to communicate official documents.
“Pop culture practitioner. Award-winning tv junkie. Creator. Devoted food geek. Twitter lover. Beer enthusiast.”
