Members of the Royal Family tend to be buried on Palace or Castle grounds – or at a place of personal significance to them and their family
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in The King George VI Memorial Chapel, part of St George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle on Monday evening. Her beloved husband of more than 70 years, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh will be moved from his current resting place in the Royal Vault below the Chapel, so that he and the Queen can be laid to rest together in the Memorial Chapel.
Also laid to rest in the chapel are the Queen's father, King George VI, her mother the Queen Mother and her sister, Princess Margaret. The chapel was built 17 years after King George VI's death in 1952 and as soon as it was ready, he was moved there so it could be his final resting place.
But where are other beloved members of the Royal Family buried?
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The well-loved "People's Princess" was born Diana Frances Spencer in Sandringham, Norfolk on July 1, 1961 and sadly died in hospital in Paris, France on August 31, 1997 at the age of just 36.
Princess Diana's funeral took place on September 6, 1997 in London and 2,000 people attended the funeral in Westminster Abbey, with tens of thousands more lining the streets of London to pay their respects.
Following the funeral service, Princess Diana was laid to rest in the grounds of Althorp Park, her family estate, in Northamptonshire, England. The resting place is off-limits to the public, but visitors to Althorp Park are able to pay their respects at a memorial site located on the grounds.
King George VI, the Queen's father, was born in December, 1895 in Sandringham, Norfolk. Prince Albert of York in December, 1895 in Sandringham, Norfolk.
His full name was Albert Frederick Arthur George but he was known as Prince Albert of York, before he became King following his elder brother's abdication. The then-Prince Albert chose to take "George VI" as his regnal name to take after his father. King George VI reigned from December, 1936 until his death in February, 1952 – when his daughter, then-Princess Elizabeth, became Queen.
King George VI died at Sandringham House, Norfolk at the age of just 56 and was initially inferred to the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel, but after a memorial chapel was built in his name; he was relocated there in March, 1969 to be laid to rest.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, full-name Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, served as Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from December, 1936 to February, 1952 whilst her husband King George VI was King.
The Queen Mother was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire on August 4, 1900 and died at The Royal Lodge in Windsor on March 30, 2002 at the grand age of 101.
Her public funeral was held at Westminster Abbey in London on April 9, 2002. Later that day, she was interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her husband King George VI.
The Queen's beloved younger sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was born on August 21 at Glamis Castle in Angus, Scotland. and died on February 9, 2002 in hospital in London at the age of 71.
Almost a week later, on February 15, 2002, Princess Margaret was laid to rest in King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1989 and reigned as Queen from June 20, 1837 until her death in 1901. She is the second-longest reigning monarch, surpassed only by Queen Elizabeth II, and served on the throne for 63 years and seven months.
Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight off England at the age of 81. A fortnight later, on February 4, 1901, she was buried at the Royal Mausoleum in Frogmore, Windsor.
The official Royal Family website explains: "Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on May 24, 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. Her father died shortly after her birth and she became heir to the throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in the succession – George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV – had no legitimate children who survived.
"This summer, major restoration works began at The Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, the final resting place of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The Mausoleum is located near Frogmore House, which stands about half a mile south of Windsor Castle in Windsor Home Park. "
Well-loved Prince William of Gloucester was born William Henry Andrew Frederick on December 18, 1941 and was the grandson of King George V and Queen Elizabeth II's cousin.
Over the course of his very active and busy life, he graduated from Cambridge University and Stanford University and served in Lagos, Nigeria and Tokyo, Japan and once trekked through the Sahara.
He sadly died at the age of just 30 when the plane he was piloting was involved in a crash at Halfpenny Green in Staffordshire. He is buried in the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore in Windsor.
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