As the country mourns Queen Elizabeth II, millions of people have come together to pay tribute to the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch. The Queen's coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault in St George's Chapel at her committal ceremony on Monday as a congregation of 800 guests looked on at the emotional moment.
Rather than spending eternity alongside others inside the Royal Vault, including King George V of Hanover, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, and Princess Frederika of Hanover, among others, the late Queen will instead rest beside her beloved husband, Prince Philip, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor.
On Monday evening, following her state funeral, the late Queen and Prince Philip were moved from the Royal Vault to the King George VI Memorial Chapel where they were laid to rest together.
Alongside her beloved husband, the late Queen also joined her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, in her final resting place.
While Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II resided in the Royal Vault temporarily, the burial chamber has long been the final resting place of members of the royal family.
Built under King George III's orders, the Royal Vault supersedes Westminster Abbey and is located beneath St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The first royal to be placed in the vault was Princess Amelia, the youngest daughter of King George III, who died in 1810 at the age of 27, after struggling with ill health for many years.
She was joined by her 75-year-old auntie, Princess Augusta, three years later.
The last known royal to have been permanently buried in the vault was the late Queen's maternal great-great-grandmother, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, who was moved there in 1930.
Royals buried inside the Royal Vault:
- Princess Amelia daughter of George III / 1810
- Princess Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick, sister of George III / 1813
- Stillborn son of Princess Charlotte / 1817
- Princess Charlotte, (daughter of George IV / 1817
- Queen Charlotte, wife of George III / 1818
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria / 1820
- King George III / 1820
- Prince Alfred, son of George III / died in 1782, placed in the vault in 1820
- Prince Octavius, son of George III / died in 1783, placed in the vault in 1820
- Princess Elizabeth, daughter of William IV / 1821
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York / 1827
- King George IV / 1830
- Still-born daughter of Prince Ernest Augustus, son of George III / 1818
- King William IV / 1837
- Princess Sophia, daughter of George III / 1840
- Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV / 1849
- Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, son of Princess Christian / 1876
- King George V of Hanover / 1878
- Victoria von Pawel Rammingen, daughter of Princess Frederica of Hanover / 1881
- Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, mother of Queen Mary / 1897
- Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, father of Queen Mary / 1900
- Princess Frederika of Hanover / 1926
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, grandfather of Queen Mary / died in 1850, placed in the vault in 1930
- Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, grandmother of Queen Mary / died in 1889, placed in the vault in 1930
However, much like the late Queen, other royals have chosen to be buried elsewhere, including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who were laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore.
Following her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was buried on a small island known as 'The Oval' at Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, which is the home of the Spencer family.
At the Queen's state funeral, a team of nearly 100 Royal Navy sailors carried the late,monarch's coffin from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey.
Following the emotional service, the coffin left Westminster Abbey and the procession moved down the Mall and through London to Wellington Arch, as the public lined the streets.
It was driven to Windsor for a second service at St George’s Chapel where 800 people attended.
After a private service with her closest family members, the names of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were added to the Memorial Chapel overnight on a specially created ledger stone.
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