Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was remodeled 3 many years in the past. This is how it's distinctive | World News

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, will lie in state in London for 4 days forward of the monarch's funeral on September 19. The coffin is claimed to be crafted greater than three many years in the past, AFP reported. The closed casket will probably be positioned on a raised platform- a catafalque- contained in the Westminster Corridor from Wednesday after it's introduced from Scotland the place the Queen handed away on Thursday.

Listed here are extra particulars concerning the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II:

Lead lined coffin

The queen's English oak coffin was made at the very least 32 years in the past and is lined with lead in accordance with royal household customs. The lead lining assists the physique to last more after the burial in a crypt. Lead is claimed to make the casket hermetic, thereby serving to to cease moisture from getting in.

It matches one other made for the late queen's husband, Prince Philip, who died final 12 months and was interred on the crypt the place she's going to quickly be buried alongside him.

Pallbearers

Because the lead lining makes the coffin heavier, to be able to elevate the casket of Queen Elizabeth II, eight pallbearers will probably be required.

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Makers of the coffin

Leverton & Sons, the royal household's funeral administrators, stated they inherited the coffin in 1991 and had been uncertain of the coffin's creators.

Royal coffin's distinctive options

The coffin's lid has been particularly constructed to securely include priceless fittings just like the Imperial State Crown, orb, and sceptre. Particular brass handles have been additionally made for the royal casket, AFP reported.

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Speaking concerning the coffin Leverton & Sons proprietor Andrew Leverton instructed AFP, "It isn't one thing you'll be able to simply make in a day.

The place will the Queen be buried

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is much like the one created for the monarch's late husband, Prince Philip, who handed away final 12 months. Prince Philip was buried on the King George VI Memorial Chapel at St. George's Chapel in Windsor and Queen Elizabeth will quickly be buried alongside him.