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St Clement Danes, London Harthacnut: 1042 Bones now thought to be in one of the six mortuary caskets in Winchester Cathedral: Edward the Confessor: 1066 Westminster Abbey. Edward was the first king buried in the church. In the 13th century, Henry III had his remains transferred to a shrine in the rebuilt abbey, in the new chapel named after him. .
Honouring individuals buried in Westminster Abbey has a long tradition. Over 3,300 people are buried or commemorated in the abbey. [1] For much of the abbey's history, most of the people buried there besides monarchs were people with a connection to the church – either ordinary locals or the monks of the abbey itself, who were generally buried without surviving markers. [2]
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations of 40 English and British monarchs and a burial site for 18 English, Scottish, and British monarchs.
St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London [13] William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London [9] Henry Addington (1757–1844) St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake, Richmond Upon Thames, London [14] William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville (1759–1834) Burnham, Buckinghamshire [15] Spencer Perceval (1762–1812)
This list contains all European emperors, kings and regent princes and their consorts as well as well-known crown princes since the Middle Ages, whereas the lists are starting with either the beginning of the monarchy or with a change of the dynasty (e.g. England with the Norman king William the Conqueror, Spain with the unification of Castile and Aragon, Sweden with the Vasa dynasty, etc.).
The funeral directors to the Royal Household appointed to assist during this occasion were the family business of William Banting of St James's Street, London. The Banting family also conducted the funerals of King George III in 1820, King George IV in 1830, the Duke of Gloucester in 1834, the Duke of Wellington in 1852, Prince Albert in 1861 ...
The Queen is likely to be buried in pieces of jewellery from her private collection. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) The funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey on ...
City of London Crematorium: New: 1971: London Borough of Newham (location); City of London Corporation (owner) City of London Cemetery and Crematorium: City of London Crematorium: Old: 1904: London Borough of Newham (location); City of London Corporation (owner) City of London Cemetery and Crematorium: Superseded 1971. Now only used as a chapel ...