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The funeral of Queen Mary (born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), widow to King George V, took place on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following her death on 24 March and subsequent lying in state at Westminster Hall.
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was also held in Westminster Abbey; it was followed on the same day by a committal service in St George's Chapel, Windsor. The burial took place privately that same evening (attended by immediate family only) in the adjacent King George VI Memorial Chapel.
Mourners in Windsor have said witnessing the final procession of the Queen’s coffin was “very moving” and marked not just the finale of the mourning period but “the end of an era”.
The Queen’s coffin will travel by ceremonial procession along a detailed route through London and then Windsor before she is laid to rest. The late monarch’s lying in state will come to an end ...
The Queen will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh this evening in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at St George’s Chapel. Windsor welcomes the Queen at the last stage of her long farewell ...
1957 Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874–1957), brother of Queen Mary and husband of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. A former Prince of Teck, a former Governor-General of South Africa and a former Governor General of Canada. Funeral at St George's Chapel on 19 January 1957, then interred in the Royal Burial Ground.
The Queen’s name has been inscribed alongside her mother’s, father’s and husband’s on the ledger stone in the George VI Memorial Chapel. First visitors can view Queen’s final resting ...