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Il Royal Burial Ground è un cimitero usato dalla famiglia reale britannica. Consacrato il 23 ottobre 1928, esso circonda il Royal Mausoleum sulla Tenuta Frogmore nell'Home Park a Windsor nella contea inglese del Berkshire. Dal 1928, la maggior parte dei membri della famiglia reale, fatta eccezione per i sovrani e le loro consorti ...
The Royal Burial Ground is a cemetery used by the British royal family. Consecrated on 23 October 1928 by the Bishop of Oxford, it is adjacent to the Royal Mausoleum, which was built in 1862 to house the tomb of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Royal Burial Ground. Il secondo mausoleo nel parco di Frogmore, a breve distanza dal mausoleo della duchessa di Kent, è il molto più grande Royal Mausoleum, il luogo di sepoltura della regina Vittoria e del suo consorte, il principe Alberto.
Part of the gardens of the estate are set aside as burial places for members of the British royal family: the Royal Mausoleum (containing the tomb of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert); the Royal Burial Ground; and the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum (the burial place of Queen Victoria's mother).
- 30 September 1987
- King Charles III
A 2006 view of the Royal Mausoleum with the Royal Burial Ground in the foreground. The mausoleum was built by the architect A. J. Humbert, based on designs by Professor Ludwig Gruner. It is in the form of a Greek cross, with a 70 ft diameter, and a central octagon of height 70 ft. It was designed in the Romanesque style.
- 1862 to 1871
- Neoclassical
- Ludwig Gruner, A. J. Humbert
His funeral took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after lying in state for three days and he was buried at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore. His widow, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, was buried alongside him in 1986. Background. Edward died on 28 May 1972 in Paris. A heavy smoker, he had suffered from throat cancer.
The castle has belonged to the monarchy for almost 1,000 years. The chapel has been the scene of many royal services, weddings and burials – in the 19th century, St George's Chapel and the nearby Frogmore Gardens superseded Westminster Abbey as the chosen burial place for the British royal family. [2]
