The royal family has released a new picture of the ledger stone marking Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place.
The stone has been engraved with Elizabeth II's name, which now sits alongside the names of Prince Philip and her parents.
The stone is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with letters forged out of brass. It replaces a similar stone installed previously as a tribute to her parents.
It marks the spot where the Queen was buried Tuesday (NZT) in King George VI Memorial Chapel.
The ledger stone now reads the names of Elizabeth II's parents, George VI 1895-1952 and Elizabeth 1900-2002, followed by a Garter star, and then the names of Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022 and Philip 1921-2021.
The memorial chapel sits within the walls of St George’s Chapel in Windsor, and was commissioned by the Queen in 1962 as a burial place for her father.
The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Prince Philip have previously been interred at the memorial chapel. St George’s Chapel itself sits within the walls of Windsor Castle and was begun by King Edward IV in 1475 - taking over 50 years to construct.
The funeral service for Prince Phillip was conducted at St George’s Chapel in April last year. Funerals such as those of Princess Margaret and Princess Alice have also taken place there. The committal service for the Queen took place at the chapel on 19 September and was followed later the same day by the private interment service.
Many royal weddings have been celebrated in the chapel, including The Earl and Countess of Wessex in June 1999, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May 2018.
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