The first picture of the ledger stone marking the Queen's final resting place has been released
The Queen's name has been inscribed alongside her mother's, father's and husband's on the stone in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where the monarch was buried.
The fresh stone now contains, in list form, "George VI 1895-1952" and "Elizabeth 1900-2002" followed by a metal Garter Star, and then "Elizabeth II 1926-2022" and "Philip 1921-2021". he stone is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays, to match the previous ledger stone.King Charles 'plans slimmed-down and less expensive coronation' as Brits grapple with cost of living crisisThe Queen's state funeral took place on Monday before a private ceremony took place for her to be laid to rest.It comes ahead of the Queen's burial site opening to visitors next week as Windsor Castle reopens to the public.
The Queen was laid to rest together with Prince Philip on Monday evening in a private service attended by the King and Royal Family, which followed her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor.
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