Queen Elizabeth II’s Ledge Stone in Windsor Chapel which is her final resting place, has been released by the Royal family on Saturday. And the place will be reopened for the public to pay their respects on Thursday.
The photo released on Saturday 24th September 2022, by the Royal family, sees Queen Elizabeth II’s Ledge Stone in Windsor Chapel with a simple black slab featuring her name and some flowers as she rests beside her beloved husband Prince Philip.
The Queen’s name was inscribed on the stone alongside that of her father George VI, Elizabeth the Queen Mother and that of her late husband who died last year at the age of 99.
The photograph of Queen Elizabeth II’s Ledge Stone was installed at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, following the internment of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The King George VI Memorial Chapel sits within the walls of St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
There are also flowers in the wreath which are, in shades of pink, deep burgundy, white and gold, to reflect the Royal Standard, and include pelargoniums, roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious.
There is also rosemary, for remembrance, myrtle, a symbol of happy marriage, and English oak, which symbolises the strength of love.
The fresh stone now says, 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’.
All four royals were members of the Order of the Garter, which has St George’s Chapel as its spiritual home.
When Philip died 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the royal vault of St George’s, ready to be moved to the memorial chapel, a pale stone annex added on to the north side of the building behind the North Quire Aisle in 1969 – when the Queen died.