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The chapel was commissioned by Elizabeth II in 1962 as a burial place for her father, George VI, and was completed in 1969. It contains the final resting places of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the ashes of Princess Margaret. It was designed by George Pace .
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The King George VI Memorial Chapel was constructed in 1969...
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He was interred initially in the Royal Vault until he was...
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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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Mar 31, 2024 · The King George VI Memorial Chapel, an annex to St. George’s Chapel, commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962 and completed in 1969, is the final resting place of King George VI; Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; and Princess Margaret.
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May 13, 2021 · Further up is The King George VI Memorial Chapel where Queen Elizabeth II is buried next to her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, and alongside her father King George VI, her mother Queen...
Sep 17, 2022 · The chapel — inside the walls of the castle — has been the burial place for almost every British monarch since King George III's death in 1820. Specifically, the Queen will be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, a small enclave inside St George's. The Queen commissioned it as a burial place for her own father, King George VI, in 1962.