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The chapel was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962. [3] The architects of the chapel were commissioned to design it to accommodate the remains of three monarchs and their consorts. [3] Her private secretary wrote to the Dean of Windsor, Robin Woods, in December 1962 with two requests.
* Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only. The late Queen's descendants: [5] [6] [7] Members of the Queen's family attended her funeral. The King and Queen Consort, the late Queen's son and daughter-in-law. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the late Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in-law
The funeral of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, later Simpson), took place on April 29, 1986. Wallis was the widow of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor , who had been King of the United Kingdom from January 20 to December 11, 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication to marry Wallis, an American ...
The grave of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. The funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, took place on 5 June 1972.Edward had been King of the United Kingdom from 20 January to 11 December 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication, and had lived in Paris at the time of his death.
Prince Edward represented his brother King Charles III at former President Carter’s funeral on Thursday. The fourteenth in line to the British throne sat next to Canadian Prime Minister Justin ...
The state hearse then transported the Queen's coffin to Windsor, followed by another procession through Windsor Great Park and a committal service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Queen was interred later that evening with her husband, Prince Philip , in the King George VI Memorial Chapel , in a private service attended only by her ...
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His daughter, Princess Margaret, died on 9 February 2002 and, in accordance with her wishes, a private funeral was held at St George's Chapel. This took place on 15 February 2002, the 50th anniversary of her father's funeral and Margaret was afterwards cremated and her ashes placed in the Royal Vault. [31]