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The King George VI Memorial Chapel is part of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England. The chapel was commissioned by Elizabeth II in 1962 as a burial place for her father, George VI, and was completed in 1969.
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St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle...
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The body of George VI was moved from the Royal Vault on 26...
- St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle - Wikipedia
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch), and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.
The body of George VI was moved from the Royal Vault on 26 March 1969 and reinterred in the newly-built King George VI Memorial Chapel. His daughter, Princess Margaret, died on 9 February 2002 and, in accordance with her wishes, a private funeral was held at St George's Chapel.
Sep 20, 2022 · Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who was on the throne for 70 years, will be laid to rest at the King George VI memorial chapel at Windsor Castle. She will not be buried in the royal vault,...
Sep 19, 2022 · The King George VI Memorial Chapel is located in Windsor and is a part of St George’s Chapel. It lies beneath the chapel within the Windsor Castle grounds and was commissioned by Queen...
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Sep 17, 2022 · The memorial chapel, built in 1969 on Queen Elizabeth’s orders as the final resting place of George VI, is an attachment to the vastly grander St George’s Chapel, the construction of which was started in 1475 by Edward IV and was completed by Henry VIII in 1528.
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Sep 19, 2022 · The Queen will be laid to rest in the chapel, commissioned by her mother in 1962, alongside her parents and sister. The chapel is part of St George's Chapel, where many monarchs from throughout history are buried.
