St George's Chapel

The Queen has been buried in St George's Chapel alongside her husband Prince Philip, at her beloved Windsor Castle. The historic chapel is the final resting ...

In the Royal Vault are the tombs of George III, as well as Queen Victoria's father Prince Edward. Edward III's sword is kept in St George's Chapel - he lived at Windsor Castle in the fourteenth century and it was this king of England who proclaimed St George protector of the Royal Family. The Queen's father is buried in here, along with her mother and her sister Margaret, who was cremated because there wouldn't have been room otherwise. Also in this vault is the body of a child of Queen Anne. Charles I is also buried in here - his burial was secretive following his beheading. It is the same seat on which Henry VIII worshipped 500 years ago.

Lines between Reading and London are blocked because of damage to overhead power lines, Great Western Railway said. The disruption means some mourners ...

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The Committal Service for Her Majesty The Queen will take place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, at 16.00. Here is the full order of service.

The Choir and Succentor leave the Quire by way of the Organ Screen. At the Galilee Porch the Archbishop of York,the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean of Windsor take their leave. The Clergy leave by way of the North Quire Gate. LORD God Almighty, King of creation, bless our King and all Members of the Royal Family. GOD SAVE THE KING May godliness be their guidance, may sanctity be their strength, may peace on earth be the fruit of their labours, and their joy in heaven thine eternal gift; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Above all, we rejoice at thy gracious promise to all thy servants, living and departed, that we shall rise again at the coming of our Saviour Jesus Christ. We give special thanks for the life of thy daughter Elizabeth, for the mercy she received from thee, and for the example that through her life of service, love and faith, she has set before our eyes. According to thy promises, grant unto her, and to all who repose in Christ, refreshment, light and peace; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Fruit, in a life of unstinting service to the Nation, the Commonwealth and the wider world, but also (and especially to be remembered in this place) in kindness, concern and reassuring care for her family and friends and neighbours. Here is the full order of service. It will be led by The Right Reverend David Conner, KCVO, Dean of Windsor.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II ended a journey that started at her home in Balmoral Castle more than a week ago, at the chapel in Windsor Castle on Monday ...

Andrew Parker, who is the former head of Britain's domestic secret service MI5, broke the white rod and placed it on the queen's coffin.

The ritual symbolises the end of his service to the monarch. [Elizabeth](/topic/elizabeth)II's coffin has been lowered into the royal vault at St George's Chapel, in [Windsor Castle](/topic/windsor-castle), at the conclusion of her committal service. He said: "In the midst of our rapidly changing and frequently troubled world, her calm and dignified presence has given us confidence to face the future, as she did, with courage and with hope."

The royal family has bid farewell to their beloved matriarch and the nation's longest-reigning monarch in a place which has been the setting for both joy ...

Much of the music at the service was composed by Sir William Harris, who served as the organist at St George’s Chapel between 1933 and 1961, taking in much of the Queen’s childhood. The removal of the crown from the coffin to the altar was a poignant moment, because in 1953 the crown was taken from the altar in Westminster Abbey and placed on the Queen’s head at her coronation, marking the start of a 70-year reign. “Fruit, in a life of unstinting service to the nation, the Commonwealth and the wider world, but also (and especially to be remembered in this place) in kindness, concern and reassuring care for her family and friends and neighbours. Another was Vaughan Williams’ Rhosymedre, a firm favourite with the royal family with the music being performed at the wedding of Charles and Diana, and at Philip’s funeral. The chapel was completely silent as the Sovereign’s Piper played a lament, A Salute To The Royal Fendersmith, from the doorway between the chapel and the Dean’s Cloister. A few years later, in 2005, a service of dedication and prayer was held in the Chapel following the marriage of the King and the Queen Consort. She left one hymn to be chosen at the time, and after a discussion between the King and the Dean of Windsor David Conner, the hymn chosen was Westminster Abbey adapted from the Alleluyas in Purcell’s O God, Thou art my God. The service was discussed with the Queen over a number of years and all the prayers and hymns were chosen by her – apart from one. Before the turn of the century, the Earl and Countess of Wessex tied the knot in St George’s in June 1999. At 4.09pm, the Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, Countess of Wessex and Duchess of Sussex made their way to the side of the West Door in preparation for joining the procession. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Queen was ensconced in the ancient royal fortress with her late husband, her “strength and stay”, the Duke of Edinburgh. By 4pm the organ music began to swell, but within a few minutes the sound of the pipers and drummers outside was overwhelming the music inside the chapel.