The next questions had been requested not too long ago on the Wonderline:
Q: I used to be fascinated (and shocked) once I noticed the queen’s casket out of the blue be lowered, via the ground at Windsor Fort, into what the broadcasters mentioned was the royal vault. It was fairly one thing to see, because the queen’s casket slowly disappeared whereas the bagpipes performed. I didn’t even count on that to occur. Will her physique then be entombed at Windsor Fort?
A: It was fairly dramatic, because the reader mentioned, to see the queen’s casket be lowered from the middle aisle all the way down to the royal vault. It was particularly one thing to see for us laypersons in America who might not have anticipated to see that.
The casket was lowered into the royal vault at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Fort.
The royal vault is the resting place of many previous monarchs. Final 12 months, Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband, was additionally laid to relaxation there.
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Nevertheless, the vault shouldn’t be her ultimate resting place. Later within the night, a personal burial service was held for the royal household, because the queen’s casket was then relocated to the King George VI Memorial Chapel. Her dad and mom, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, our bodies are there. And the coffin of Prince Philip was additionally relocated in order that they may very well be entombed subsequent to at least one one other.
Q: Will there be a ceremony to crown Camilla as something?
A: Camilla’s title is Queen Consort now.
In line with Newsweek, “Queen consorts all through historical past have historically been topped alongside their husbands within the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Camilla, due to this fact, shouldn’t be anticipated to have a separate coronation, however will doubtless observe precedent and be topped in the identical service as King Charles.
For the coronation ceremony, the queen consorts are topped utilizing a smaller and extra delicate variation of the Imperial State Crown utilized by the king.
Q: We’ve got seen a number of Queen Elizabeth’s crown this week, because it has been on her coffin this whole time and was targeted upon lots because the monks eliminated the crown from the coffin and positioned it on the altar throughout her funeral. My query is how previous is that crown? And the way a lot is it value?
A: The crown was made in 1937 utilizing heritage diamonds from the royal assortment.
Many consultants have mentioned the crown is “priceless.” The 317-carat Cullinan II centerpiece diamond by itself is value a whole bunch of hundreds of thousands of kilos, British jewelers say. It was minimize from the most important diamond ever discovered – a 3,601-carat stone present in Africa in 1905. It has by no means formally been appraised, making estimates not more than guesswork by consultants. It is because of its historic and cultural worth that it’s mentioned to be priceless. Some consultants, nonetheless, have guessed that the crown (which is adorned with 2,901 treasured stones, most with their very own distinctive origins and histories) between $3 and $5 billion.
The crown is saved on the Tower of London between state occasions.
It also needs to be famous that the crown is so heavy the queen needed to cease sporting it years in the past.
Q: When the queen’s coffin was not in movement, it was suspended on some kind of raised platform. The individuals on tv saved calling that platform one thing, however I by no means caught it. What’s that referred to as?
A: The queen’s closed coffin rested on a raised platform, referred to as a catafalque.
Q: Is it true Queen Elizabeth had her coffin made a few years in the past?
A: Media sources report that sure, the queen had her coffin made about 30 years in the past.
Q: I watched each minute of the queen’s funeral on Monday and was so shocked by a number of the issues I noticed. The one factor that was type of unusual was when that man stepped ahead and broke a stick in entrance of the coffin after which positioned it on prime. What was that every one about? And what did King Charles place on her coffin?
A: That man was The Lord Chamberlain, in accordance with British consultants who had been sort sufficient to supply explanations on-line for the hundreds of thousands of us who by no means noticed such a protocol earlier than.
The Lord Chamberlain is Lord Parker of Minsmere, who as soon as served as the top of M15. He broke the wand to suggest the tip of his service to the Queen as sovereign.
Q: Does William’s oldest son know that he can be king sometime? I used to be simply interested in at what age do they break the information to the children that this can be their future. The entire thing is so fascinating to me.
A: Once more, we accessed on-line tidbits from British media to search out the solutions to those questions, which we, too, discover fascinating.
The Mirror says, “Prince George is aware of he’ll sometime be King, however his mom, Kate, is eager to play it down. Prince George is conscious that sooner or later it can occur, but it surely’s not made a giant deal of by his dad and mom.
A narrative written by a British reporter says William and Kate have “saved their three youngsters as shielded as potential from the realities of their royal futures to date. Each dad and mom have been brazenly dedicated to giving them a standard upbringing, going as far as to provide them common chores on the farm in an effort to see them develop up like so many different youngsters.”
It’s mentioned that Prince George, who’s merely 9 years previous, has identified for a short while that his future is to be king. Some media experiences say his of us not too long ago sat him down to debate it as a result of they had been fearful he may discover out by accident.
Q: Was Fergie on the queen’s funeral?
A: Sure. Apparently Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, sat within the second row with Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, in accordance with Individuals Journal. She was additionally seen together with her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, who’s the son of Queen Elizabeth, for many who have no idea.
