The chapel in which Queen Elizabeth II has been buried will soon be welcoming visitors again.
It’s expected many will want to pay their own tributes at the grave of Britain’s longest serving Monarch. The opportunity to walk past her tomb will come at the end of September when Windsor Castle reopens to the public.
The castle, along with other royal residences, has been closed since the death of Her Late Majesty on September 8th. Now Windsor will open its doors again on September 29th 2022 and St. George’s Chapel, the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth II, will also be accessible from that point onwards.
Windsor Castle is open to the public every day apart from Tuesdays and Wednesdays. St. George’s Chapel is accessible on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, it is only open for worship.
Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel within the Chapel on the evening of September 19th 2022 following a State Funeral at Westminster Abbey and a Service of Committal at St. George’s.
She was buried with her husband, Prince Philip, who had been laid to rest temporarily in the Royal Vault at St. George’s following his funeral in April 2021. They both rest with Her Late Majesty’s parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother as well as Queen Elizabeth II’s sister, Princess Margaret.
Visitors will be able to view the King George VI Memorial Chapel, a small space to one side of the main chapel. St. George’s is also the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, as well as her great grandparents, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
St. George’s Chapel, home of the Order of the Garter, has been used by royalty for centuries. Edward IV, Henry VIII and Charles I are also buried there.
